An observer (O) is located 600 feet from a school (S). The observer notices a bird (B) flying at a 41° angle of elevation from his line of sight. How high is the bird flying over the school? You must show all work and calculations to receive full credit.

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Cara Novak

Mathematics

14 October, 11:10

An observer (O) is located 600 feet from a school (S). The observer notices a bird (B) flying at a 41° angle of elevation from his line of sight. How high is the bird flying over the school? You must show all work and calculations to receive full credit.

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Hadley · Answer 1

521.57 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

OBS will form a right angle triangle, with hypotenuse OB

Angle O is 41

Length OS is 600 feet

Length SB is to be found

tan41 = SB/OS

SB = 600 * tan41

SB = 521.5720426897 feet