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A parasailor is being pulled by a boat on Lake Powell. The cable is 330 feet long and the parasailor is 80 feet above the surface of the water. What is the angle of elevation from the boat to the parasailor?

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User Xpeiro
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Sine of angle =80/330
Measure of angle =inverse sine of (80/330)=14 degrees
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User Dan Malcolm
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