SOLUTION: From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 24�52'. If the base of the cliff is 944 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)?

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Question 765053: From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 24�52'. If the base of the cliff is 944 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)?

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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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Angle =
ground distance = 944ft
slope m=Tan = Rise/run
Rise = height of cliff
run = distance on ground

0.453= H/944
H= 437.5 ft