A woman standing on a hill sees a flagpole that she knows is 40 ft tall. The angle of depression to the bottom of the pole is 14 degrees, and the elevation to the top of the pole is 18 degrees. Find her distance from the pole. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

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A woman standing on a hill sees a flagpole that she knows is 40 ft tall. The angle of depression to the bottom of the pole is 14 degrees, and the elevation to the top of the pole is 18 degrees. Find her distance from the pole. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) 

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