SOLUTION: A tower is 200 ft tall. To the nearest degree, find the angle of elevation from a point 50ft away from the base of the tower to the top of the tower.

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Question 295736: A tower is 200 ft tall. To the nearest degree, find the angle of elevation from a point 50ft away from the base of the tower to the top of the tower.
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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OPP=200
ADJ=50
tan%28X%29=OPP%2FADJ=200%2F50=4
X=75.964
The angle of elevation is 76 degrees.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The tangent of an angle is the measure of the opposite side of the triangle divided by the adjacent side of the triangle. So, you want to know the angle who's tangent is , or



The calculator, in Degrees mode, says:



or

degrees, to the nearest degree.


John