SOLUTION: Trevor, who is 1.5 m tall, is standing at a distance of 14 m from a building. From his point of view, the bottom and top of the building are separated by 36°, as shown. How tal

Question 1162660: Trevor, who is 1.5 m tall, is standing at a distance of 14 m from a building. From his point of view,
the bottom and top of the building are separated by 36°, as shown. How tall is the building, to the nearest tenth of a metre?
i got 9.6m as the height, just checking if its correct!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"as shown" where?
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is his height to be considered?
he's 1.5 m tall, but that's not the level of his eyes.
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