Two search teams spot a stranded climber between them on a mountain. The first team is 0.7 miles from the second team, and both teams are at an altitude of 0.2 miles.  The angle of elevation from the first team to the stranded climber is 17 o . The angle of elevation from the second team to the climber is 22 o  . What is the altitude of the climber? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.  _______  mile

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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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Two search teams spot a stranded climber between them on a mountain. The first team is 0.7 miles from the second team, and both teams are at an altitude of 0.2 miles.  The angle of elevation from the first team to the stranded climber is 17 . The angle of elevation from the second team to the climber is 22 o  . What is the altitude of the climber? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.

 _______  miles

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