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A high fountain of water is located at the center of a circular
pool as shown in Figure P1.47. Not wishing to get his feet
wet, a student walks around the pool and measures its circumference
to be 15.0 m. Next, the student stands at the edge of
the pool and uses a protractor to gauge the angle of elevation
at the bottom of the fountain to be 55.0°. How high is the
fountain?

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