Answer:
10.036
Step-by-step explanation:
Remark
Draw a triangle starting with a vertical line that goes from (0,0) to (0,50).
At the point (0,50) draw a horizontal line to (200,50)
Join the point (200,50) to (0,0)
What you have is an upside down right triangle. At the point (200,50) your job is to find the angle at the vertex point.
That angle is the same as the angle of elevation.
The horizontal line is 200 feet.
The vertical line is 50 feet
Formula
Tan(angle elevation) = o/a = 50/200 = 1/4 = 0.25
Solution
tan-1(0.25) = 14.036
Conclusion
The reason you use the top angle is because you only need to do one calculation. It gives the angle of elevation because the x axis and the 200 feet are parallel. The angles are in a z formation. so the angle you found and the angle of elevation are the 2 angles defined by the z.
