SOLUTION: The angle of elevtion from an observer on the street to the top of a building is 55.6 degrees. If the observer is 150 feet from the base of the building, how tall is the building?
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Question 480631: The angle of elevtion from an observer on the street to the top of a building is 55.6 degrees. If the observer is 150 feet from the base of the building, how tall is the building? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The angle of elevation from an observer on the street to the top of a building is 55.6 degrees. If the observer is 150 feet from the base of the building, how tall is the building?
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Draw the picture:
Solve: tan(55.6) = height/150
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height = 150*tan(55.6) = 219.07 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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