from a fire tower 240 feet above ground level in the sasquatch national forest, a ranger spots a fire off in the distance. the angle of depression to the fire is $1.8^{\circ}$. how far away from the base of the tower is the fire? assume the ground around the fire tower is completely flat. round to one decimal place.

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Model the scenario with a right triangle

Set up the trigonometric equation

Solve for the horizontal distance

Round to one decimal place

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