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After a wind storm, a farmer notices that his 36-foot windmill may be leaning, but he is not sure. From a point on the ground 32 feet from the base of the windmill, he finds that the angle of elevation to the top of the windmill is 49°. Is the windmill leaning? If so, what is the acute angle the windmill makes with the ground? ​


A) Yes; it makes an angle of 89° with the ground
B) Yes; it makes an angle of 86° with the ground
C) Yes; it makes an angle of 87° with the ground
D) Yes; it makes an angle of 90° with the ground
E) No, it is not leaning.

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