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From a point on level ground 5280 feet ​(one mile​) from the base of a television transmitting​ tower, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 20.3​°. Approximate the height of the tower.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let h be the tower height. Then tan(20.3°) = h/5280, so

h = 5280·tan(20.3°) ≈ 5280·0.369912 ≈ 1953.1 ft.

So the tower is about 1953 feet tall (≈1953.1 ft).