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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need to do calculations to figure out the height of each of the items I measured and I'm confused it's using tangent or whatever. Distance to object (horizontal) 5.5 ft Angle of elevation : 42 degrees Height of object 5'3 Please help me do the calculations for the above!

OpenStudy (istim):

Are you using Pythagorean Theorem or Trig ratios?

OpenStudy (istim):

Hello?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

tangent = x/distance

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