SOLUTION: How tall is a building that casts a 65-ft shadow when the angle of elevation of the sun is 35 degrees? (simplify your answer. Type an integer or a decimal. Round to the nearest hu

Question 927635: How tall is a building that casts a 65-ft shadow when the angle of elevation of the sun is 35 degrees? (simplify your answer. Type an integer or a decimal. Round to the nearest hundredth if needed.
I used tan (35 degrees)= OPP / 65
my answer : 45.51
But my online homework says it's wrong, i'm not sure what it is that i am doing wrong.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of the arrangement like a triangle with bottom being 65 feet for the shadow, and you want the vertical length. The angle 35 degrees lets you say, , same format as what you have.

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