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A 3050 foot long road travels directly up a 550 foot tall hill. Select the equation that can be used to solve for the angle of elevation () from the bottom of the hill.

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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Question

A 3050 foot long road travels directly up a 550 foot tall hill.
Select the equation that can be used to solve for the angle
of elevation () from the bottom of the hill.
A
B
C
D
tan 0
Cos 0
=
sin
=
tan(0)
-
=
3050
550
3050
3000
550
3000
3000
3050

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