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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help me double check?? From a point level with and 1000 ft away from the base of the Washington Monument, the angle of elevation is 29.05 degrees. Determine the height of the monument to the nearest half foot.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got y = 1000tan(29.05) = 98.05 feet. I am not sure If I was supposed to use Tangent or Sine.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean = 980.50 feet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct (u have to use tagent)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that is the correct answer then?

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