Julie is looking towards the top of a building that is1 2 m high from a distance. From her current placement, she sees the tip of the building at an angle of elevation of 55 degrees. Her friend, Nicole, is also looking towards the same tip of the building but from her placement, her angle of elevation to the tip of the building is 32 degrees. Julie's placement, the base of the building, and Nicole's placement create a 100-degree angle. How far apart is Nicole from Julie?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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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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Julie is looking towards the top of a building that is1 2 m high from a distance. From her current placement, she sees the tip of the building at an angle of elevation of 55 degrees. Her friend, Nicole, is also looking towards the same tip of the building but from her placement, her angle of elevation to the tip of the building is 32 degrees. Julie's placement, the base of the building, and Nicole's placement create a 100-degree angle. How far apart is Nicole from Julie?

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