SOLUTION: Suppose that you need to find the height of a tall building. Standing 12 meters away from the base of the building, you aim a laser pointer at the closest part of the top of the bu

Question 921013: Suppose that you need to find the height of a tall building. Standing 12 meters away from the base of the building, you aim a laser pointer at the closest part of the top of the building. You measure that the laser pointer is 8 degrees tilted from pointing straight up. The laser pointer is held 2 meters above the ground. How tall is the building?
Round your answer to the nearest integer.
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