Across the flat terrain, Meg and Mara see a forest ranger tower that they know is 120 feet high. If their angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 3 degrees, how far (to the nearest foot) will Meg and Mara have to walk to get to the tower? [Hint: 1 mile = 5280 feet.]
A) 2,290 ft
B) 2,293 ft
C) 2,500 ft
D) None of These

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The distance to the tower can be found using the tangent function:tan(3°) = 120 ft / dd = 120 ft / tan(3°)d ≈ 2,293 ft

Across the Flat Terrain, Meg and Mara See a Forest