SOLUTION: If the top of the flagpole forms a 57� angle with the ground 50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall is the school building?

Question 762703: If the top of the flagpole forms a 57� angle with the ground
50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall is the school building?

Answer by ramkikk66(644) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See the figure below.
From basic trigonometry, Ht of bldg / 50 = tan(57) = 1.54
Hence height of the building is approximately 50 * 1.54 = 77 ft.
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