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23 October, 12:11

A bird catches a fish and flies 100 yards in a straight line at an angle of elevation x degrees from the ground. After flying for 100 yards the bird drops the fish. The fish lands at a spot y yards horizontally from where the bird caught it. What is x?

A.) cos - 1 y/100

B.) sin - 1 y/100

c.) tan - 1 y/100

D.) cos - 1 100/y

E.) sin - 1 100/y

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  1. 23 October, 15:22
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    The angle of elevation can be solved using B.) sin - 1 y/100, which makes use of trigonometric functions.
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