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A helicopter is 665 feet above the ground. A girl is looking up at the helicopter to form a line. Her line of sight is 5 feet off the ground. The distance between the girl and the helicopter is 280 feet.

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Answer:

67

Explanation:

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Answer:

67

Explanation:

we are given adjacent and opposite sides. thus tan^-1 would be used to determine the angle

opposite side = 665 - 5 = 660

adjacent side = 280

tan = opposite / adjacent


tan^(-1) (660/280) = 67

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