A woman measures the angle of elevation of a mountaintop as 12.0∘ . After walking 1.00 km closer to the mountain on level ground, she finds the angle to be 14.0∘. Find the mountain's height, neglecting the height of the woman's eyes above the ground.

A woman measures the angle of elevation of a mountaintop as 12.0∘ . After walking 1.00 km closer to the mountain on level ground, she finds the angle to be 14.0∘. Find the mountain's height, neglecting the height of the woman's eyes above the ground.

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Chapter1: Physics And Measurement

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