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Two girls are standing 100 feet apart. They both see a beautiful seagull in the air between them. The angles of elevation from the girls to the bird are 20° and 45°, respectively. How high up is the seagull? Round to three decimal places. Show your work.
4 years ago

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oobleck
draw a diagram, and you can see that
h cot20° + h cot45° = 100
4 years ago

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