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Chapter 8: Q. 6 (page 516)

When you look up at an object, the acute angle measured from the horizontal to a line-of-sight observation of the object is called the _____ _ _____________ .

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The solution is angle of elevation.

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The acute angle measured from the horizontal to a line-of-sight observation of the object.

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When you look up at an object, the acute angle measured from the horizontal to a line-of-sight observation of the object is called the angle of elevation.

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When you look up at an object, the acute angle measured from the horizontal to a line-of-sight observation of the object is called the _______ ___ _____________ .

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