You are a squirrel up in a tree with an angle of elevation of 30º from your eyes. You fell out of the tree once, so you know it’s 15 feet tall. a, If you are 5.5 feet tall, what is the distance from you to the squirrel? b. Your daughter standing next to you is only 2.5 feet tall. What is the angle of elevation from her viewpoint to the squirrel in the tree.

You are a squirrel up in a tree with an angle of elevation of 30º from your eyes. You fell out of the tree once, so you know it’s 15 feet tall. a, If you are 5.5 feet tall, what is the distance from you to the squirrel? b. Your daughter standing next to you is only 2.5 feet tall. What is the angle of elevation from her viewpoint to the squirrel in the tree.

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You are a squirrel up in a tree with an angle of elevation of 30º from your eyes. You fell out of the tree once, so you know it’s 15 feet tall.

a, If you are 5.5 feet tall, what is the distance from you to the squirrel?

b. Your daughter standing next to you is only 2.5 feet tall. What is the angle of elevation from her viewpoint to the squirrel in the tree.

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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