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Pierre lives in a tall apartment building. He looks out his window and spots a car on the road that runs straight toward his building. His angle of depression to the car is 21°.

Pierre looks farther down the road and spots a dump truck. He estimates that the car is 600 feet in front of the dump truck. His angle of depression to the dump truck is 14°.

How far above the ground is Pierre's line of sight?


approximately 145.2 feet

approximately 288.1 feet

approximately 373.3 feet

approximately 426.8 feet

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1 vote

Answer:

it is coming 292.19 feet so approx 293.3 feet is the correct option

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User Asics
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Answer:

approximately 426.8 feet

Explanation:

I just took the quiz and also 293.3 or whatever isnt even a choice.

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