14. Jessica is viewing a space shuttle launch from a park 18 miles away from the launch point. When she first sees it over the tree line, she measures an angle of elevation of 6°. After it's flown for some time, she measures a new angle of elevation to the shuttle as 74°. Calculate the vertical distance traveled from the moment she first saw it until she took the second measurement. Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.
14. Jessica is viewing a space shuttle launch from a park 18 miles away from the launch point. When she first sees it over the tree line, she measures an angle of elevation of 6°. After it's flown for some time, she measures a new angle of elevation to the shuttle as 74°. Calculate the vertical distance traveled from the moment she first saw it until she took the second measurement. Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.
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![14. Jessica is viewing a space shuttle launch from a park 18 miles away from the
launch point. When she first sees it over the tree line, she measures an
angle of elevation of 6°. After it's flown for some time, she measures a new
angle of elevation to the shuttle as 74°. Calculate the vertical distance
traveled from the moment she first saw it until she took the second
measurement. Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0a8accb5-2966-4a32-9454-440d43186989%2F37dd2382-b9b3-4da4-bc3c-2f453808230c%2Fb165tad_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:14. Jessica is viewing a space shuttle launch from a park 18 miles away from the
launch point. When she first sees it over the tree line, she measures an
angle of elevation of 6°. After it's flown for some time, she measures a new
angle of elevation to the shuttle as 74°. Calculate the vertical distance
traveled from the moment she first saw it until she took the second
measurement. Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.
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