A helicopter takes off from the ground 800 feet from the base of a building. It flies in a straight line directly to the top of the building. If the building is 160 feet tall, what angle did the helicopter take off from? Round the answer to the nearest whole degree.
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A helicopter takes off from the ground 800 feet from the base of a building. It flies in a straight line directly to the top of the building. If the building is 160 feet tall, what angle did the helicopter take off from? Round the answer to the nearest whole degree.
 help please?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

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We have an angle that we want to know...the side adjacent to that angle...and the side opposite to that angle, What trig function uses opposite and adjacent?

anonymous · Answer

the 800?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

What math level is this before we proceed?