+1982 A diver stands on level ground 50 feet from the base of the 12 foot high dive. What is the approximate measure of the angle of elevation between the diver and the diving board (round to the nearest whole number)?
A) 12°
B) 13°
C) 14°
D) 15°
E) 77°
A 25-foot ladder is leaning against the side of a house. The top of the ladder is 20 feet above the ground. To the nearest degree, find the angle of elevation between the ground and the ladder.
A) 37°
B) 39°
C) 51°
D) 53°
E) 72°
+129852 First one
arctan (12/50) .....make sure your calculator is in DEGREE mode....
Second one
arcsin ( 20 / 25)
+1982 1st. The correct answer is 13°. Since you know the opposite and adjacent you will use tangent tan x= 12/50
