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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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The angles of elevation to a helicopter from two radar dishes A and B on level ground are 24° and 47°, respectively. The two radar dishes are 6.5 miles apart and the helicopter is between them
in the same vertical plane.
What is the height of the helicopter above the ground?
Round your answer to two decimal place.
Transcribed Image Text:The angles of elevation to a helicopter from two radar dishes A and B on level ground are 24° and 47°, respectively. The two radar dishes are 6.5 miles apart and the helicopter is between them in the same vertical plane. What is the height of the helicopter above the ground? Round your answer to two decimal place.
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