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1) Your keys drop from the top of the tower and fall straight to the ground

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1) Your keys drop from the top of the tower and fall straight to the

ground. You want to know how far from the base of the tower the keys landed. Draw a right triangle that will help you solve the problem. Label each triangle with the information you know. It makes a 86 degree angle and the tower is 50 meters tall.

2) Consider this scenario: A towns population has been decreasing at

a constant rate. In 2010 the population was 6,100. By 2013 the population had dropped to 5,800. Assume this trend continues.