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A tower is 100 m high. From a point A on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 22 degrees. From a point B on the ground directly opposite to A, the angle of elevation of the to

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555 m\text{555 m}

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  1. Draw a diagram and define variables.

    Let HH be the height of the tower, H=100H = 100 m.
    Let AA be Anna's position and BB be Bertha's position.
    Let FF be the base of the tower.
    The angle of elevation from Anna to the top of the tower is θA=22∘\theta_A = 22^\circ.
    The angle of elevation from Bertha to the top of the tower is θB=18∘\theta_B = 18^\circ.
    Since the girls are on opposite sides of the tower, the total distance between them is the sum of their distances from the base of the tower. Let dAd_A be the distance from Anna to the base of the tower (AFAF) and dBd_B be the distance from Bertha to the base of the tower (FBFB).

  2. Calculate the distance from Anna to the base of the tower (dAd_A).

    In the right-angled triangle formed by Anna, the base of the tower, and the top of the tower:

    tan⁡(θA)=HdA\tan(\theta_A) = \frac{H}{d_A} tan⁡(22∘)=100dA\tan(22^\circ) = \frac{100}{d_A} dA=100tan⁡(22∘)d_A = \frac{100}{\tan(22^\circ)} dA≈1000.404026d_A \approx \frac{100}{0.404026} dA≈247.509 md_A \approx 247.509 \text{ m}
  3. Calculate the distance from Bertha to the base of the tower (dBd_B).

    In the right-angled triangle formed by Bertha, the base of the tower, and the top of the tower:

    tan⁡(θB)=HdB\tan(\theta_B) = \frac{H}{d_B} tan⁡(18∘)=100dB\tan(18^\circ) = \frac{100}{d_B} dB=100tan⁡(18∘)d_B = \frac{100}{\tan(18^\circ)} dB≈1000.324919d_B \approx \frac{100}{0.324919} dB≈307.769 md_B \approx 307.769 \text{ m}
  4. Calculate the total distance between the girls.

    The total distance DD is the sum of dAd_A and dBd_B:

    D=dA+dBD = d_A + d_B D≈247.509 m+307.769 mD \approx 247.509 \text{ m} + 307.769 \text{ m} D≈555.278 mD \approx 555.278 \text{ m}
  5. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

    D≈555 mD \approx 555 \text{ m}

    The distance between the girls is approximately 555 m\text{555 m}.

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