document.write( "Question 1155052: Bob is driving along a straight and level road straight toward a mountain. At some point on his trip he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain and finds it to be 24°. He then drives 1 mile ( 1 mile = 5280 ft ) more and measures the angle of elevation to be 33°. Find the height of the mountain to the nearest foot. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "0.65x= 0.45x + 2376\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.2x= 2376\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=11880\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11880+5280=17160\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "tan 24= h/17160\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h= 0.45*17160\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h=7640 ft\r
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