A searchlight on the ground is aimed straight up into the sky and illuminates a cloud (perhaps Gotham city is calling batman). You are standing (on the ground) 450 meters away from the searchlight and the angle to the cloud (from the horizontal) is 33.7 degrees. How high is the cloud?
A) 240 m
B) 260 m
C) 280 m
D) 300 m
E) 320 m

Question

A searchlight on the ground is aimed straight up into the sky and illuminates a cloud (perhaps Gotham city is calling batman). You are standing (on the ground) 450 meters away from the searchlight and the angle to the cloud (from the horizontal) is 33.7 degrees. How high is the cloud?
A) 240 m 
B) 260 m 
C) 280 m 
D) 300 m 
E) 320 m

amistre64 · Answer

450 tan(33.7) is the height of hte cloud i think,