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A campsite is 9.41 miles from a point directly below the mountain top. If the angle of elevation is 12º from the camp to the top of the mountain, how high is the mountain?​

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QUESTION

A campsite is 9.41 miles from a point directly below the mountain top. If the angle of elevation is 12º from the camp to the top of the mountain, how high is the mountain?​

SOLUTION

= tan 12 º  = height

                  9.41 mi

= (9.41 mi) (tan 12 º) = height

= (9.41 mi) (.2126) = height

ANSWER

2 miles = height

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