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16 July, 22:04

Samuel is at the top of the tower and will ride down a zip line to a lower tower. The total vertical drop of the zip line is 40ft. The zip line's angle of elevation from the lower tower is 11.5°. To the nearest tenth, what is the horizontal distance between the towers?

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  1. 16 July, 22:46
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    196.6 feet

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Draw the right triangle formed by the zip-line. Use SOH-CAH-TOA to write and solve an equation:

    tan 11.5° = 40 / x

    x = 40 / tan 11.5°

    x = 196.6
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