SOLUTION: At a point on the ground 23 m from the foot of a building, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 48 degrees 37'. Find to the nearest meter the height of the building
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Question 873859: At a point on the ground 23 m from the foot of a building, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 48 degrees 37'. Find to the nearest meter the height of the building.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tan (theta) = opp side/ adjacent side
tan 48 7' )= h/23
h= tan 48 degrees 7'*23
h=26 m
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