Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

The top of a lighthouse is 15 m above sea level. A sailor on a ship observes the top of the lighthouse at a horizontal distance of 25 m from its base. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse (answer to the nearest whole degree). a) 37∘37^{\circ} b) 28∘28^{\circ} c) 31∘31^{\circ} d) 34∘34^{\circ}

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