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OpenStudy (kj4uts):

A surveyor measures the angle of elevation to a point on a mountain to be 15 degrees. The point on the mountain is horizontally 6 miles away from the surveyor. The vertical change in elevation from the point where the surveyor is standing to the point on the mountain is ____ miles. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a mile.) Is the answer 1.62? Please explain thank you!

OpenStudy (freckles):

Drawing always helps to start the problem.

OpenStudy (freckles):

angle of elevation is 15 deg horizontal measurement 6 looking for vertical |dw:1413341959149:dw|

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