34. -1 points LarPreCalcRMRPAt6 5.2 079 My Notes Ask Your You are skiing down a

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34. -1 points LarPreCalcRMRPAt6 5.2 079 My Notes Ask Your You are skiing down a mountain with a vertical height of 4500 feet. The distance from the top of the mountain to the base is 9000 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base to the top of the mour 35, +-/1 points LarPrecalcRMRPA 165 2.080 MI My Notes Ask Your In traveling across flat land, you notice a mountain directly in front of you. Its angle of elevation (to the peak) is 3.5o. After you drive x 13 miles closer to the mountain, the angle of elevation is 9°, Approximate the height of the motn. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) mi 3.5

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34. Let the angle of elevation is x

sin x=height/(distance between top of mountain and base)

sin x= 4500/9000

sin x=1/2

x= arcsin (1/2)

x= 30°

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