SOLUTION: Jake is standing at a distance of 200 feet, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the spire of Seattle needle to be 24(degree). Calculate the height of the Seattle need

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Question 1102450: Jake is standing at a distance of 200 feet, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the spire of Seattle needle to be 24(degree). Calculate the height of the Seattle needle in feet to 1 decimal place.
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Jake is standing at a distance of 200 feet, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the spire of Seattle needle to be 24(degree). Calculate the height of the Seattle needle in feet to 1 decimal place.
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tan(24) = height/200

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