a basketball player looks directly at the rim that is 10 feet high. the angle of elevation from her eye level, which is 6feet ab

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3 years ago

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ove the ground, to the rim is 25 degrees. to the nearest foot, how far away from the rim is she standing

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Aneli [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-06T10:06:16+03:00

Aneli [31]3 years ago

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Her horizontal distance to the rim satisfies the ratio
(10 ft -6 ft)/distance = tan(25°)
so the distance is
distance = (4 ft)/tan(25°) ≈ 9 ft