Answer
$488$ feet
Work Step by Step
We have the angle of elevation: $\theta= 22.3^{\circ}$
height $=200$ feet
Now, $\tan ( 22.3^{\circ}) = \dfrac{height}{Adjacent}$
or, $\tan ( 22.3^{\circ}) = \dfrac{200}{Adjacent}$
or, $ Adjacent=488$ feet
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter 4 - Section 4.8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - Exercise Set - Page 638: 44
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