SOLUTION: A surveyor measures the angle of elevation of eye level to the top of a building 60 metres. If he is standing 40 metres away from the building and is 1.6 metres tall. How tall is t

Question 691155: A surveyor measures the angle of elevation of eye level to the top of a building 60 metres. If he is standing 40 metres away from the building and is 1.6 metres tall. How tall is the building?
can you please help me out i dont really get this question? thanks in advance
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A surveyor measures the angle of elevation of eye level to the top of a building 60 metres.
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Note: Your 1st sentence is confusing. Are you saying the
distance from his eye to the top of the building is 60 meters?
Cheers,
Stan H.
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