SOLUTION: at 2pm the shadow of a lighthouse is 19ft long and the angle of elevation is 75 find the height of the lighthouse round your answer to the nearest tenth
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Question 880925: at 2pm the shadow of a lighthouse is 19ft long and the angle of elevation is 75 find the height of the lighthouse round your answer to the nearest tenth
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tan(75) = h/19
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