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Two people are looking up at a skyscraper Two people are looking up at a skyscraper. The people are 5 miles apart, and the skyscraper is between.

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3 Two people are looking up at a skyscraper
Two people are looking up at a skyscraper. The people are 5 miles apart, and the skyscraper is between them. The angle of elevation to the top of the skyscraper is 10⁰ for one person and 4⁰ for the other. What is the approximate height of the skyscraper?

4 Julia wants to find the height of a redwood tree
Julia wants to find the height of a redwood tree. Using her angle-measuring device, she finds that the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is about 79⁰. After measuring the angle, she walks off 31 paces to the base of the tree. If each pace is 0.6 meters, how tall is the tree to the nearest meter?

5 You are helping your dad clean the gutters on your house
You are helping your dad clean the gutters on your house. Some bushes extend 7 feet from the wall of the house. The gutters are at a height of 24 feet. What is the minimum length of ladder you will need? If you have a 50-foot ladder, what is the minimum angle the ladder can form with the ground?


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