document.write( "Question 1188714: A 70 foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the monument is 13° and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the monument is 8°. How far is the person from the monument? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let d be the distance from the building to the monument, horizontally.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then equation you need to solve is  d*tan(13°) + d*tan(8°) = 70 feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation,  d =  =  = 188.17 ft.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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