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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An observer 2.5 miles from the launch pad of a space shuttle measures the angle of elevation to the base of the shuttle to be 25◦ soon after lift-off. How high is the shuttle at that instant (assuming that the shuttle is still moving vertically)? Answer in units of miles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would it be tan 25 = height/2.5? Meaning tan (25) x 2.5 = 1.166 miles

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