A hot-air balloon is floating above a straight road. To estimate their height above the ground, the balloonists simultaneously measure the angle of depression to two consecutive mileposts on the road on the same side of the balloon. The angles are found to be 17o and 13o. How high is the balloon?

A hot-air balloon is floating above a straight road. To estimate their height above the ground, the balloonists simultaneously measure the angle of depression to two consecutive mileposts on the road on the same side of the balloon. The angles are found to be 17o and 13o. How high is the balloon?

Elementary Geometry for College Students

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Author:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

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Chapter2: Parallel Lines

Section2.6: Symmetry And Transformations

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