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Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions
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A helicopter hovers at an altitude that is 1000 feet above a mountain of altitude 5210 feet. A second, taller peak is viewed from both the mountaintop and the helicopter. from the helicopter, the angle of depression is 43, and the mountaintop, the angle of depression is 18 degree. how far apart are the mountain peaks? what is the altitude of the taller peak?

EXERCISE 28
43°
1000
T18
Transcribed Image Text:EXERCISE 28 43° 1000 T18
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