A target at a shooting range is 60 yards away and 12 feet high. At what angle must the rifle be set to hit the target? Round to the nearest hundredth.

The angle must be at 3.81°

Step-by-step explanation:

The horizontal distance of the shooting range is 60 yards

The height of the target is 12ft.

We'll have to convert the value of the height from ft to yards.

1 yards = 3 foot

X yards = 12ft

X = 4yards.

The height of the target is 4 yards.

Now, to find the angle at which the shooter makes with the zenith of the target(height), we'll have to use use SOHCAHTOA

To know which of the rules we'll follow, a pictorial illustration of the values will help

(See attached document for better illustration).

From the diagram, we can see we have values at both opposite and adjacent.

Opposite = 4

Adjacent = 60

Hence we can use Tanθ = opposite/ adjacent

Tanθ = 4 / 60

Tanθ = 0.067

θ = Tan⁻0.067

θ = 3.81°

The angle at which the rifle must be set to hit the target is 3.81°

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