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Can someone figure this out for me and tell me how you got the answer please!!

Kurt spots a bird sitting at the top of a 40ft tall telephone pole. If the angle of elevation from the ground where he standing to the bird is 59degrees, how many feet is Kurt from the base of the pole?

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Answer:

24.03 feet

Explanation:

tan(59⁰)=40/x

x=40/tan(59°)

x=24.03

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