66. Height of Cloud Cover To measure the height of the cloud cover at an airport, a worker shines a spotlight upward at an angle 75° from the horizontal. An observer 600 m away mea- sures the angle of elevation to the spot of light to be 45°. Find the height h of the cloud cover. 45° 75° 600 m
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Height of Cloud Cover To measure the height of the cloud
cover at an airport, a worker shines a spotlight upward at an
angle 75 from the horizontal. An observer 600 m away measures the angle of elevation to the spot of light to be 45. Find
the height h of the cloud cover.
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