A high fountain of water is in the center of a circular pool of water. You walk the circumference of the pool and measure it to be 190 meters. You then stand at the edge of the pool and use a protractor to gauge the angle of elevation of the top of the fountain. It is 55°. How high is the fountain?
a. 25 m
b. 53 m
c. 86 m
d. 43 m
e. 48 m
d
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How many protons does Tc have?
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