TRIG.111 Set up a right-triangle model from a word problem
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A hiking trail starts at elevation 860 m and ends at elevation 1110 m. The straight trail segment is 1200 m long. Let theta be the angle the segment makes with the horizontal. Which diagram description and equation correctly model the situation as a right triangle?

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