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A security light is being installed outside a loading dock. The light must be placed at a 65° angle so that it illuminates a parking lot. If the distance from the end of the parking lot to the loading dock is 125 feet, what is the height of the security light?
I answered 268.1 but it seems to be wrong..

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Help? 
A security light is being installed outside a loading dock. The light must be placed at a 65° angle so that it illuminates a parking lot. If the distance from the end of the parking lot to the loading dock is 125 feet, what is the height of the security light?
I answered 268.1 but it seems to be wrong..

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anonymous · Answer

$$\tan(65)=\frac{125}{x}$$
$$x=\frac{125}{\tan(65)}$$ and a calculator