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Question 2Sasha is in her treehouse looking down at Amy. Sasha's eye height is at 18 feet. Amy'seye height is at 5 feet. Amy is standing 8 feet away from the base of the tree. Find theangle of elevation at which Amy is looking at Sasha.31.6115.2358.3938.55

Answer 1

Let's find the angle x using the following trigonometric function:

$\begin{gathered} tan(x)=\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ tan(x)=\frac{18-5}{8} \\ tan(x)=\frac{13}{8} \\ x=tan^{-1}(\frac{13}{8}) \\ x\approx58.39 \end{gathered}$

Answer:

58.39