12. You are driving into St. Louis, Missouri, and in the distance you see the famous Gateway to the West arch. This monument rises to a height of 192 m. You estimate your line of sight with the top of the arch to be 2.0° above the horizontal. Approximately how far (in kilometers) are you from the base of the arch?

12. You are driving into St. Louis, Missouri, and in the distance you see the famous Gateway to the West arch. This monument rises to a height of 192 m. You estimate your line of sight with the top of the arch to be 2.0° above the horizontal. Approximately how far (in kilometers) are you from the base of the arch?

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Chapter2: Vectors

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Problem 34P: A surveyor measures the distance across a river that flows straight north by the following method....

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