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A fisherman at sea observed that the angle of elevation of a cliff is 18°. What is the distance between the fisherman and the cliff if the height of the cliff above the sea level

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter2: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Section2.4: Applications

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A fisherman at sea observed that the angle of elevation of a cliff is 18 ° .What is the distance between the fisherman and the cliff if the height of the cliff above the sea level is 40 meters?

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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