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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a surveyor measures the angle of elevation to a point on a mountain that is 5 miles away to be 12 degree. the vertical change in elevation from the point where the surveyor is standing to the point on the mountain is ( ) miles.

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

tan 12° = Height / 5 miles Height = tan 12° * 5 miles Height = 0.2125565617 * 5 miles Height = 1.0627828084 miles

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