document.write( "Question 1076173: To measure a stone face carved on the side of a mountain, two sightings
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document.write( "650650
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document.write( "feet from the base of the mountain are taken. If the angle of elevation to the bottom of the face is
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document.write( "3737degrees°
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document.write( "and the angle of elevation to the top is
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document.write( "4141degrees°,
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document.write( "what is the height of the stone face? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #690831 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! It helps to draw this. \n" ); document.write( "tangent 41=distance from ground to top of face/650 \n" ); document.write( "top=650*tan 41=565.04' \n" ); document.write( "bottom=650*tan37=489.81' \n" ); document.write( "Since the distance from the ground to where the face begins is the same, we can subtract the second from the first for 75.22' \n" ); document.write( " |