finding angle of elevation and depressin

[kaitllyn]

A soccer player kicks is taking crucial penalty kick at the end of the game. If the kick is always 10.6 yards from the goal and he hits the cross bar which is 8.6 yards tall, what angle of elevation did he take his shot? round to the nearest tenth,

 

[tkhunny]

You're going to have to draw a picture. Please show your work. You must have something. Share!

I'm curious to know if we should include the diameter of the ball and the cross bar. I'm guessing it could make more that 1/10 degree difference.

And, of course, we're not bending the shot.

 

[Steven G]

This is a physics problem and they never take these things into account.