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The distance from an observer on the plain to the top of a nearby mountain is 5.3 km, and the angle between this line and the horizonatal is 8.4 degrees. How tall is the mountain?
16 years ago

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DrBob222
sin 8.4<sup>o</sup> = height/5.3
solve for height (in km).
16 years ago
Óscar
0.77
7 years ago

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