SOLUTION: The angle of elevation to the top of the building from a position on the ground 100 meters from the base of the building is 40 degrees. How tall is the building?
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Question 333402: The angle of elevation to the top of the building from a position on the ground 100 meters from the base of the building is 40 degrees. How tall is the building?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the tangent function.
Here is the equation you need.
tan40 = x/100
I'll let you do the rest.
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