1) A biker will trek down a mountain with a vertical height of 500 feet from his point of reference. The distance of the biker to the base of the mountain is 2,500 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base to the point where the biker is located?

1) A biker will trek down a mountain with a vertical height of 500 feet from his point of reference. The distance of the biker to the base of the mountain is 2,500 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base to the point where the biker is located?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter3: Additional Topics In Trigonometry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 40CT: To determine the angle of elevation of a star in the sky, you align the star and the top of the...

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