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The angle of elevation from Abby to the top of the Statue of Liberty is 70 ° . If the Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall, how far is Abby standing from its base?
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The angle of elevation from Abby to the top of the Statue of Liberty is 70 ° . If the Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall, how far is Abby standing from its base?

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You can form a triangle joining the ship(C) to the base of statue of liberty(B) and its top of statue(A) which is again joined to the ship(C)

AB=BCtan(20)=305cot(20)----that's your answer.

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