A child is standing across the street from his apartment. His mother is on their balcony. The angle of elevation between the child's eyes and his mother's eyes is 25°. If the distance between their eyes is 32 ft, how far is the child standing from his apartment building? Round to the nearest foot.

A child is standing across the street from his apartment. His mother is on their balcony. The angle of elevation between the child's eyes and his mother's eyes is 25°. If the distance between their eyes is 32 ft, how far is the child standing from his apartment building? Round to the nearest foot.

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A child is standing across the street from his apartment. His mother is on their balcony.
The angle of elevation between the child's eyes and his mother's eyes is 25°.
If the distance between their eyes is 32 ft, how far is the child standing from his
apartment building? Round to the nearest foot.
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