1.   The angle of depression from the top of one building to the top of a neighboring building is 12°. If the buildings are 50 feet apart, what is the difference between the heights of the buildings? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
    A. 48.9 ft B. 10.6 ft
    C. 10.4 ft D. 235.2 ft
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  2.   Caving While surveying Overlook Cave, Mike measures the angle of elevation from his line of sight to the top of a rock formation as 22°. The rock formation is 10 feet away and he is measuring from a point 3 feet above the floor of the cave. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how high is the rock formation?
    A. 27.8 ft B. 4.0 ft
    C. 7.0 ft D. 24.8 ft
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  3.   Jessica is standing 20 feet away from a skyscraper in New York when she measures the angle of elevation to the top of the building as 88.8°. To the nearest foot, how tall is the building?
    A. 955 feet B. 20 feet
    C. 48 feet D. 477 feet
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  4.   C is ______________.
   
    A. an angle of elevation B. an angle of depression
    C. none of the other choices D. a right angle
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  5.   Raini is standing on a 40-foot cliff overlooking a river. The angle of depression to the near side of the river is 64°, and the angle of depression to the far side is 35°. How wide is the river, to the nearest tenth of a foot?
    A. 37.6 feet B. 13 feet
    C. 226.9 feet D. 1.4 feet
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