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From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 16° 10' If the base of the cliff is 1216 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)? Which is the correct answer?

353 ft
356 ft
366 ft
363 ft

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Cliff height is found using trigonometry.

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