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8. Your class <strong>is</strong> having a class picture taken on the lawn. The photographer <strong>is</strong> positi<strong>one</strong>d 14 feet away from the<br />

center of the class. If she looks toward either end of the class, she turns 50°. What <strong>is</strong> the d<strong>is</strong>tance between the<br />

ends of the class?<br />

9. You are standing on a plateau that <strong>is</strong> 800 feet above a basin where you can see two hikers.<br />

a. If the angle of depression from your line of sight to the hiker at B <strong>is</strong> 25°, how far <strong>is</strong> the hiker from the base of<br />

the plateau?<br />

b. If the angle of depression from your line of sight to the hiker at C <strong>is</strong> 15°, how far <strong>is</strong> the hiker from the base of<br />

the plateau?<br />

c. How far apart are the two hikers? Explain your solution.<br />

10. You are flying a kite with 20 feet of string extended. The angle of elevation from the spool of string to the kite <strong>is</strong><br />

41°.<br />

a. <strong>Draw</strong> and label a <strong>diagram</strong> to represent the situation.<br />

b. How far off the ground <strong>is</strong> the kite <strong>if</strong> you hold the spool 5 feet off the ground?

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