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A television camera at ground level is fulming the lift-off of a space shuttle at a point 750 meters from the launch pad. The angle of elevation is 28" to the shuttle. Determine how far off the ground the shuttle is.

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Answer:

400 meters

Explanation:

Let X = unknown.

tan28 =X/750

0.5317= X/750

Cross multiply

0.5317×750= X

x = 398.775meters or 400( to the nearest whole number)

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