A child lies on the ground and looks up at the top of a 9-ft tree nearby. The child is 13 ft away from the tree. What is the angle of elevation from the child to the top of the tree? Round to the nearest whole degree.

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yttrium · Answer

Can you draw this problem?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how to draw it correctly

debbieg · Answer

It's similar to your painter-and-ladder problems. You just need to know what "angle of elevation" means.

anonymous · Answer

35 degrees

debbieg · Answer

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yttrium · Answer

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C is the child and AB is the ree. Can you do it now?

debbieg · Answer

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