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Ira Lisetskai [31]

3 years ago

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A person standing on level ground is 2000 feet away from the foot of a 420-foot-tall building, as shown in the accompanying diag

ram. To the nearest degree, what is the value of X?

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antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the tangent of an angle is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side. Therefore, the tangent of angle x is 420/2000=0.21. Taking the arctangent of that to get the angle, you get about 12 degrees. Hope this helps!

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Step-by-step explanation:

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