A rocket is fired vertically into the air. Three seconds after firing, and observer 1.2 miles away measures its angle of elevation at 6.5 degrees. Eight seconds later, the angle of elevation is 52 degrees. How far in miles did the rocket climb in those 8 seconds?

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?