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A student is riding a bicycle and sees a traffic light that is 50 feet away. The vertical distance between the traffic light and the student is 14 feet. The student also notices a helicopter at an angle of elevation of
The helicopter is directly above the traffic light. A diagram of the situation is shown below
82
, Helicopter
50 ft
Traffic light
820
14 ft
Student
To the nearest foot, what is the vertical distance between the student and the helicopter?
feet
O vI 1238
DELL
Transcribed Image Text:Screenshot 2021-05-03 at 12.35.37 PM.png O O Q Q 书 A student is riding a bicycle and sees a traffic light that is 50 feet away. The vertical distance between the traffic light and the student is 14 feet. The student also notices a helicopter at an angle of elevation of The helicopter is directly above the traffic light. A diagram of the situation is shown below 82 , Helicopter 50 ft Traffic light 820 14 ft Student To the nearest foot, what is the vertical distance between the student and the helicopter? feet O vI 1238 DELL
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