While taking a ride in a hot-air balloon in Napa Valley, Francisco wonders how high he is.

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While taking a ride in a hot-air balloon in Napa Valley, Francisco wonders how high he is. To find out, he chooses a landmark that is to the east of the balloon and measures the angle of depression to be 54°. A few minutes later, after traveling 100 feet east, the angle of depression to the same landmark is determined to be 61°. Use this information to determine the height of the balloon.

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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