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    A straight road to the top of a hill is 2500 feet long and makes an angle of 12 degrees with the hor

    A straight road to the top of a hill is 2500 feet long and makes an angle of 12 degrees with the horizontal. Find the height of the hill. Height = Distance * Sin(Horizon Angle) Height = 2500 * Sin(12) Height = 2500 * 0.207911691 Height = 519.78 feet
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    A man stands at point p, 45 metres from the base of a building that is 20 metres high. Find the angl

    A man stands at point p, 45 metres from the base of a building that is 20 metres high. Find the angle of elevation of the top of the building from the man. Draw a right triangle ABC where Side A is from the bottom of the building to the man and Side B is the bottom of the building to the top of...
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