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A lake measures 600 ft wide. A lodge is on one shore. From Rob’s point on the opposite shore, the angle of elevation to the top is 2 degrees. How high above the lake does the lodge stand? The lodge is ____ ft tall.

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A lake measures 600 ft wide. A lodge is on one shore. From Rob’s point on the opposite shore, the angle of elevation to the top is 2 degrees. How high above the lake does the lodge stand? The lodge is ____ ft tall.

Tan(2°) = lodge height/lake width

Lake width * tan(2°) = lodge height

600 * 0.03492076 = 20.95246169ft

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