Angle of elevation/depression

Putri Qis is stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel. Her mother is standing 38 feet from the base of the wheel watching her. If the angle of elevation from Putri's mom to Putri is 73^o, how far off the ground is Putri?

• 118.2 ft

• 120.9 ft

• 124.3 ft

• 126.5 ft

Sam views a deer from a height of 45 feet. The horizontal distance between the tourist and the deer is 130 feet. At what angle (x) should the tourist hold his camera to photograph the deer? Round your answer to the nearest degree.

• 19^o

• 45^o

• 71^o

• 138^o

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After takeoff, a plane flies in a straight line for a distance of 4000 feet in order to gain an altitude of 800 feet. Find the angle of elevation from the ground to the plane. Round to the nearest degree.

• 78 degrees
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• 12 degrees
• 11 degrees

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Is the given angle of 70 degrees, an angle of elevation or an angle of depression?

• Angle of Elevation
• Angle of Depression
• Neither
• Both

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