SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this: You have collected data on several buildings. For each building, you are given the angle of the line of sight up to the top of the building, and

SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this: You have collected data on several buildings. For each building, you are given the angle of the line of sight up to the top of the building, and

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Question 75259: Can you please help me solve this: You have collected data on several buildings. For each building, you are given the angle of the line of sight up to the top of the building, and the distance to the building. Calculate the height of each building.
Building 5 Angle 1� Distance 500 meters
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tan(x)=opp/adj
tan(1)=opp/500
1.55741=opp/500
opp=1.55741*500=778.7 m tall
Ed
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