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a person standing on level ground is 2,000 feet away from the foot of a 420-foot tall building as shown in the diagran. To the nearest degree, what is the value of X?

a person standing on level ground is 2,000 feet away from the foot of a 420-foot tall-example-1
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TAN(x°) = 420/2000 --> x = 11.86° ≈ 12°

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