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Scene #5 Acropolis -- Athens, Greece A security guard noticed this morning that one of the great marble columns was stolen in the middle of the night. Investigators believe Tanlines plans to use it as a tower for the World Conquering Device. Something I learned on my little theft vacation is the Greeks love hang gliding. I thought I'd give it a whirl with a puzzle. A Hang Glider cruises above the Parthenon at a constant altitude at 12 M/S. She looks down to the top of the Parthenon with an angle of depression of $15^\circ$. One minute later, she looks down at an angle of $52^\circ$. If the Parthenon is 13.72 m tall and the building sits 150 m above sea level. Approximately, how many meters above sea level is the glider? 408 m 512 m 665 m e = 408 h = 512 s = 665

          Scene #5 Acropolis -- Athens, Greece
A security guard noticed this morning that one of the great marble columns was stolen in the middle of
the night. Investigators believe Tanlines plans to use it as a tower for the World Conquering Device.
Something I learned on my little theft
vacation is the Greeks love hang gliding.
I thought I'd give it a whirl with a puzzle.
A Hang Glider cruises above the Parthenon
at a constant altitude at 12 M/S. She looks
down to the top of the Parthenon with an
angle of depression of $15^\circ$. One minute later,
she looks down at an angle of $52^\circ$.
If the Parthenon is 13.72 m tall and the building sits 150 m above sea level. Approximately, how
many meters above sea level is the glider?
408 m
512 m
665 m
e = 408
h = 512
s = 665

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Scene #5 Acropolis – Athens, Greece
A security guard noticed this morning that one of the great marble columns was stolen in the middle of
the night. Investigators believe Tanlines plans to use it as a tower for the World Conquering Device.
Something I learned on my little theft
vacation is the Greeks love hang gliding.
I thought I'd give it a whirl with a puzzle.
A Hang Glider cruises above the Parthenon
at a constant altitude at 12 M/S. She looks
down to the top of the Parthenon with an
angle of depression of 15^∘. One minute later,
she looks down at an angle of 52^∘.
If the Parthenon is 13.72 m tall and the building sits 150 m above sea level. Approximately, how
many meters above sea level is the glider?
408 m
512 m
665 m
e = 408
h = 512
s = 665

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Scene #5: Acropolis - Athens, Greece A security guard noticed this morning that one of the great marble columns was stolen in the middle of the night. Investigators believe Tanlines plans to use it as a tower for the World Conquering Device. Something I learned on my little theft vacation is the Greeks love hang gliding. I thought I'd give it a whirl with a puzzle. If the Parthenon is 13.72m tall and the building sits 150m above sea level. Approximately, how many meters above sea level is the glider? Scene #5: Acropolis - Athens, Greece A security guard noticed this morning that one of the great marble columns was stolen in the middle of the night. Investigators believe Tanlines plans to use it as a tower for the World Conquering Device. Something I learned on my little theft vacation is the Greeks love hang gliding. I thought I'd give it a whirl with a puzzle. A Hang Glider cruises above the Parthenon at a constant altitude at 12 m/s. She looks 13.72m down to the top of the Parthenon with an angle of depression of 1°. One minute later she looks down at an angle of 52°. If the Parthenon is 13.72 m tall and the building sits 150 m above sea level. Approximately, how many meters above sea level is the glider? 408 m 512 m 665 m e = 408 h = 512 s = 665

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