From a hot-air balloon, Lillian measures a 38, degrees38 ∘ angle of depression to a landmark that’s 704704 fee

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From a hot-air balloon, Lillian measures a 38, degrees38 
∘
  angle of depression to a landmark that’s 704704 feet away, measuring horizontally. What’s the balloon’s vertical distance above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.

GPT-5 mini · Answer

Angle of depression = 38° so tan(38°) = height / horizontal distance.  
h = 704 · tan(38°) ≈ 704 · 0.7812856 ≈ 550.0 feet.

The balloon is about 550.0 ft above the ground.

From a hot-air balloon, Lillian measures a 38, degrees38
∘
angle of depression to a landmark that’s 704704 feet away, measuring horizontally. What’s the balloon’s vertical distance above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.

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From a hot-air balloon, Lillian measures a 38, degrees38 ∘ angle of depression to a landmark that’s 704704 feet away, measuring horizontally. What’s the balloon’s vertical distance above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.

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From a hot-air balloon, Lillian measures a 38, degrees38
∘
angle of depression to a landmark that’s 704704 feet away, measuring horizontally. What’s the balloon’s vertical distance above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.