A 400-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 18°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the monument is 3°. How far is the person from the monument? If your answer is not an integer round to the nearest hundredth. The person is feet from the monument.
A 400-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 18°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the monument is 3°. How far is the person from the monument? If your answer is not an integer round to the nearest hundredth. The person is feet from the monument.
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A 400-foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the
If your answer is not an integer round to the nearest hundredth.
The person is Answer feet from the monument.
Transcribed Image Text:A 400-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 18°, and that the angle of
depression to the bottom of the monument is 3°. How far is the person from the monument?
If your answer is not an integer round to the nearest hundredth.
The person is
feet from the monument.
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