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If the distance from the boat to the lighthouse is 110 meters and the angle of elevation is 44°, which of the following equations will find the height of the lighthouse?

If the distance from the boat to the lighthouse is 110 meters and the angle of elevation is 44°, which of the following equations will find the height of the li class=

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C.tan 44° = y over 110

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The height of the lighthouse is 106.5m

How do find the height of the lighthouse?

Using the given diagram, we get

tan 44° = y / 110

0.965 = y / 110

y = 0.965 * 110 = 106.5m

The answer is 106.5m

What is height in trigonometry?

The height of the object. The angle at which the observer views the topmost point of the object (angle of elevation) The angle at which the observer views the object when the observer is on top of a tower/building (angle of depression).

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