The altitude of a mountain peak is measured as shown in the figure to the right. At an altitude of 14,592 feet on a different mountain, the straight-line distance to the peak of mountain is
27.9642 miles and the peak's angle of elevation is 5.25°
14,592 ft
Approximate the height of the mountain to the nearest foot. (Neglect the curvature of the earth.)
The height of the mountain is approximately feet.
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest foot as needed.)

the answer is c. 23/3

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.

this may not be at all, but i use the same website you're using for school, and if i'm stuck doing one of these i try to look for it on the section.

jeff jeff

step-by-step explanation: