Question

a child lies on the ground and looks up at a 9ft tree nearby. the child is 13 feet away from the tree. what is the angle of elevation from the child to the top of the tree?

Answer 1

You should ask 'how' to solve the problem and not the exact answer.

Answer 2

tan teta=0.692

Answer 3

the answer choices are 55, 46, 44, and 35

Answer 4

inverse tangent of (tree height / distance from the tree) so inv tan( 9/13) so about 34.7
Choose 35 degrees