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Viewing Distance The Washington Monument in Washington,D.C. is 555 feet tall. If a tourist sees the monument with aviewing angle of 8°, how far away, to the nearest foot, is shefrom the monument?

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Viewing Distance The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C. is 555 feet tall. If a tourist sees the monument with a
viewing angle of 8°, how far away, to the nearest foot, is she
from the monument?

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