Question

Can someone explain this to me?
Bob is driving along a straight and level road straight toward a mountain. At some point on his trip he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain and finds it to be 21°44'. Find the height of the mountain to the nearest foot if Bob is 13,428.7 feet from the center of the mountain at the base.

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

@RadEn

Answer 3

These were my choices:
A) 5453 ft
B) 5353 ft
C) 53,534 ft
D) 535,342 ft

I got B.. Is that right?

Answer 4

I'm getting 5,352.98057694011 which rounds to 5,353

So you are correct

Answer 5

Thanks. :)

Answer 6

you're welcome