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)?

I get the equation tan(24.52)= x/944 I just need help with the math

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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)?

I get the equation tan(24.52)= x/944 I just need help with the math

uh60blackhawk · Answer

does your teacher lit you use a calculator?

anonymous · Answer

Yes but I dont know what to actually do on the calculator

anonymous · Answer

how did you get 24.52?

anonymous · Answer

The angle is 24 degrees, right? which side is 52 feet long?

anonymous · Answer

It was a given, that is the angle of elevation

uh60blackhawk · Answer

T-tangent
o-opposite
A-adjacent

uh60blackhawk · Answer

A megafox do you have a picture of the problem?

anonymous · Answer

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