SOLUTION: You are standing 75 meters from the base of the Jin Mao in Shangai, China. You estimate that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 80. What is the approxima
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Question 459190: You are standing 75 meters from the base of the Jin Mao in Shangai, China. You estimate that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 80. What is the approximate height of the building? Suppose one of your friends is at the top of the building. What is the distance between you and your friend?
i found the answer to the first question its 425.3.. i have no idea how to do the second part of the problem...
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
75^2+425.3^2=c^2
5625+180880=1886505
sqrt 1886505=1373.5 meters
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