Using trig to calculate height

Question: Find the Height
While traveling on a boat, during calm waters, you notice a volcano on an island directly in front of you.  Its angle of elevation (to the peak) is .After you sail 3.5 miles closer to the island and the volcano, the angle of elevation is . Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a mile.Approximate the height of the volcano to the nearest tenth of a ...

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James C.
It's math, not magic

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