The front of an A-frame cottage has the shape of an isosceles triangle. It stands 30 feet high and is 20 feet wide at its base. What is the angle of elevation of its roof? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Tan A = h/(b/2) = 30/10.
To find the angle of elevation of the A-frame cottage's roof, we can use trigonometry. Since the front of the cottage is in the shape of an isosceles triangle, we can consider the right triangle formed by half of the base (10 feet), the height (30 feet), and the hypotenuse (the line from the top of the roof to the midpoint of the base).
Using the tangent function, we can find the angle of elevation:
tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent
tan(angle) = 30/10
angle = arctan(30/10)
Calculating this in radians, we have:
angle ≈ 1.471 radians
Converting it to degrees, we have:
angle ≈ 1.471 * 180/π ≈ 84.29 degrees
Therefore, the angle of elevation of the A-frame cottage's roof is approximately 84.29 degrees.
To find the angle of elevation of the roof, we need to determine the ratio of the height to the base length of the isosceles triangle.
In this case, the height of the A-frame cottage is given as 30 feet, and the base length is given as 20 feet.
The angle of elevation can be determined using the trigonometric function tangent (tan) which is defined as the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a right triangle.
Since the height (opposite side) is given as 30 feet and the base length (adjacent side) is given as 20 feet, we can calculate the angle of elevation as follows:
tan(angle of elevation) = height / base length
tan(angle of elevation) = 30 / 20
Now we can use the inverse tangent (arctan or tan^-1) function to find the angle of elevation:
angle of elevation = arctan(tan(angle of elevation))
angle of elevation = arctan(30 / 20)
Using a calculator, we find that arctan(30 / 20) is approximately 56.31 degrees.
Therefore, the angle of elevation of the roof is approximately 56.31 degrees.