Question

You see Bonnie rock climbing El Capitan. On your telescope is a clinometer. The angle

Answer 1

Answer:

≈ 345.8 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a right triangle formed by Bonnie's height (h) the ground and the angle of elevation.

Using the tangent ratio in the right triangle

tan20° = $\frac{opposite}{adjacent}$ = $\frac{h}{950}$ ( multiply both sides by 950 )

950 × tan20° = h , thus

h ≈ 345.8 ft ( to 1 dec. place )