SOLUTION: The angles of elevation of an office building as observed from the top and ground level of a 10 meters tall residential building are 68� and 72� respectively. How tall is the build

Question 980108: The angles of elevation of an office building as observed from the top and ground level of a 10 meters tall residential building are 68� and 72� respectively. How tall is the building? How far apart are the two buildings?
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The angles of elevation of an office building as observed from the top and ground level of a 10 meters tall residential building are 68� and 72� respectively.
How tall is the building? How far apart are the two buildings?
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let h = the height of the building
let d = the distance between the two buildings
:
Draw this out labeling the angles the height, and distance
note there are two right triangles formed both a base = d
We can use the tangents of the angles here (side opposite/side adjacent)
:
tan(72) = (from the bottom of the observation building)
find the tangent and rearrange to
d =
and
tan(68) = (from the top of the observation building)
d =
d=d, therefore
=
Cross multiply
3.07768(h-10) = 2.4751h
3.07768h - 30.7768 = 2.4751h
3.07768h - 2.4751h = 30.7768
.6026h = 30.7768
h = 30.7768/.6026
h = 51.1 meters is the height of the building
then
d =
d = 16.6 meters
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