Answer
$2880$ feet
Work Step by Step
The trigonometric ratios are as follows:
$ \sin \theta =\dfrac{height}{hypotenuse} $
Suppose $\sin 10^{\circ} =\dfrac{500}{c}$
This gives: $ c=\dfrac{500}{\sin 10^{\circ} }$
or, $ c \approx 2880$ feet
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Right Triangle Trigonometry - Exercise Set - Page 562: 57
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