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In order to make a safe parachute landing from a mountain top, you must be at least 9,000 feet in the air. At the top of Mount Montgomery, the angle of depression is 19 degrees looking diagonally down at a landing zone that is 16000 feet away from the middle of the mountain. Determine if it is safe to use a parachute from the top of this mountain.

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Explanation:

tan19=h/16000

h=16000tan19

h=5509.24ft

So it is less than 9000ft and is unsafe to use the parachute.

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