The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is 630 feet tall. If a person is walking away from the arch measures the angle of elevation to the top of the arch is 55°, how far away from the arch is the person? / Read the problem and identify what you are solving for. / Draw a picture and label each known part. / Solve for your missing value!

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is 630 feet tall. If a person is walking away from the arch measures the angle of elevation to the top of the arch is 55°, how far away from the arch is the person? / Read the problem and identify what you are solving for. / Draw a picture and label each known part. / Solve for your missing value!

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry

Section8.2: The Law Of Cosines

Problem 3E

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