Sherry spots a car as she is looking down at a 70° angle from the top of the Eiffel Tower, which is 1063 ft tall. How far away from the base of the tower is the car?

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sankarankalyanam
May 11, 2018

#color(indigo)("Distance between the car and base of Eiffel tower is " = 386.9'#

Explanation:

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#hat DAC = hat ACB = 70^@, Ab = h = 1063', " To find " BC#

#tan hat(ACB) = (AB) / (BC) = h / (BC)#

#bar (BC) = h / tan hat(ACB) = 1063 / tan 70#

#color(indigo)("Distance between the car and base of Eiffel tower" = BC = 386.9'#

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