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loof yadT h 5: A party planner is trying to hang a sign between a house and a palm tree for someone's birthday party. The party planner knows that the house is 8 feet tall. In order to get the sign to hang at the same exact height on the tree, the party planner looks up at an angle of elevation of 54° How long must the sign be in order for the party planner to hang the sign up between the house and the palm tree?

loof yadT h 5: A party planner is trying to hang a sign between a house and a palm tree for someone's birthday party. The party planner knows that the house is 8 feet tall. In order to get the sign to hang at the same exact height on the tree, the party planner looks up at an angle of elevation of 54° How long must the sign be in order for the party planner to hang the sign up between the house and the palm tree?

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5: A party planner is trying to hang a sign between a house and a palm tree for someone's birthday party. The party planner knows that the house is 8 feet tall. In order to get the sign to hang at the same exact height on the tree, the party planner looks up at an angle of elevation of 54° How long must the sign be in order for the party planner to hang the sign up between the house and the palm tree?
Transcribed Image Text:5: A party planner is trying to hang a sign between a house and a palm tree for someone's birthday party. The party planner knows that the house is 8 feet tall. In order to get the sign to hang at the same exact height on the tree, the party planner looks up at an angle of elevation of 54° How long must the sign be in order for the party planner to hang the sign up between the house and the palm tree?
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