From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of a hill is 45 de
Practice Questions
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From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of a hill is 45 degrees. If the point is 50 meters away from the base of the hill, what is the height of the hill?
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45 meters
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of a hill is 45 degrees. If the point is 50 meters away from the base of the hill, what is the height of the hill?
Trigonometry – The problem involves using the tangent function to relate the angle of elevation to the height of the hill and the distance from the base.
Angle of Elevation – Understanding how the angle of elevation relates to the height and distance in a right triangle.
Right Triangle Properties – Applying properties of right triangles to solve for unknown lengths using trigonometric ratios.
