You are standing on an elevated observation platform 270 feet away from a tree on which you spot a monkey. You measure the angle of depression to the bottom of this tree to be 17°, while the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 19°. The angle of elevation to the monkey 15°. The height of the observation platform is The height of the tree is Of The height of the monkey above the ground is feet. feet. feet.

You are standing on an elevated observation platform 270 feet away from a tree on which you spot a monkey. You measure the angle of depression to the bottom of this tree to be 17°, while the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 19°. The angle of elevation to the monkey 15°. The height of the observation platform is The height of the tree is Of The height of the monkey above the ground is feet. feet. feet.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

Section12.8: Joint And Combined Variation

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