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A bug on Easter Island stands on level ground by a Moai statue. The statue is 13 feet tall. The bug’s sightline to the top of the statue makes an angle of 35°. How far away from the statue is the bug? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

A bug is shown on level ground a distance of x to the left of the base of a statue.
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The bug is
feet from the statue.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let x be the horizontal distance. Then tan(35°) = 13/x, so x = 13 / tan(35°) ≈ 18.6 feet.

The bug is about 18.6 feet from the statue.