Can someone please tell me if I am correct? Max observes the zoo and the library from a helicopter flying at a height of feet above the ground, as shown below.

What is the distance between the zoo and the library?

400 feet
200 feet
800 feet
300 feet

Is 200 feet the correct answer?

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Can someone please tell me if I am correct?  Max observes the zoo and the library from a helicopter flying at a height of feet above the ground, as shown below.

What is the distance between the zoo and the library?

400 feet 
200 feet 
800 feet
300 feet

Is 200 feet the correct answer?

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anonymous · Answer

The height is $$100\sqrt{3}$$

anonymous · Answer

Are you comfortable with trigonometric functions? i.e. SOHCAHTOA

anonymous · Answer

Actually, I retract that, for this problem, just understanding the properties of a 30-60-90 triangle would suffice:|dw:1369159247371:dw|