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The world's largest dinosaur, in Drumheller, is 86 ft tall. Anita measured the angles of elevation to its head and its tail from points on the ground. Each point was the same horizontal distance from the dinosaur, x ft. How high is the tail, y to the nearest foot? ORADA 46° X 86 ft 279

The world's largest dinosaur, in Drumheller, is 86 ft tall. Anita measured the angles of elevation to its head and its tail from points on the ground. Each point was the same horizontal distance from the dinosaur, x ft. How high is the tail, y to the nearest foot? ORADA 46° X 86 ft 279

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- The world's largest dinosaur, in Drumheller, is 86 ft tall. Anita measured the angles of elevation to its head and its tail from points on the ground. Each point was the same horizontal distance from the dinosaur, x ft. How high is the tail, y to the nearest foot? OLANDAY 46° X 86 ft oth jewor en 27
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