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URGENTLY NEED HELP

on angles of elevation and depression; what's y when the adjacent side is 350 ft and opposite side is 28°

URGENTLY NEED HELP on angles of elevation and depression; what's y when the adjacent-example-1
User Ars
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Line x makes and angle of 28° with line y [alternate angles]

tan 28° = opp/adj = 350/y
y = 350/tan 28° = 658.3
y = 658.3 ft
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