Question

A mouse spots an owl flying 10.1 feet over a nearby bush. The mouse is 30 feet away from the bush, and it sees the owl at a certain angle of elevation.

Which trigonometric equation can be used to solve for x, the angle of elevation from the mouse to the owl?

Answer 1

It's the first one ($10.1 = 30 tan x$). 10.1m makes the opposite side and 30m makes the adjacent side of the right angle triangle. $tanx = 10.1/30$, so 30 tan x[/tex]= [tex]10.1.