SOLUTION: A child lies on the ground and looks up at the top of a 17ft tree nearby. Chow is 14 ft away from the tree what is the angle of elevation from the child to the top of the tree roun

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Question 1154196: A child lies on the ground and looks up at the top of a 17ft tree nearby. Chow is 14 ft away from the tree what is the angle of elevation from the child to the top of the tree round to the nearest whole degree
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +alpha+ = the angle of elevation
+tan%28+alpha+%29+=+17%2F14+
+tan%28+alpha+%29+=+1.21429+
+alpha+=+arc+tan+%28+1.21429+%29+
+alpha+=+50.5275+
51 degrees to the nearest whole degree