Question

A car on a straight and level road is approaching a mountain. At some point on the trip, the angle of elevation from the car to the top of the mountain is measured to be 23°29'. Find the height of the mountain to the nearest foot if the car is 16,424.7 feet from the center of the mountain at the base when measuring the angle of elevation. Show your equation and work to solve.

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