It says that the triangles are congruent (same size). Also, a triangle's angles add up to 180 degrees. In both of these triangles, one angle is 90° and another angle is 52°. The other angle is 180°-90°-52°=38°.
Solve these equations to find x and y: 2x+18=38, 3y+11=38
Answer:
The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 63.61 degrees
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, we want to calculate angle of elevation to the top of the building.
For this, we need a triangle
Please check for this in the attachment.
From the diagram, we are to calculate the angle theta.
To do this, we use trigonometric identities.
Looking at what we have, we have the hypotenuse and the adjacent.
So the trigonometric identity to use is the cosine
Mathematically Cosine theta = adjacent/hypotenuse
Thus, Cos theta = 20/45
Cos theta = 0.444444444444444
Theta = Arc cos(0.444444444444444)
Theta = 63.61 degrees
