document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590134>Question 590134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shelia is standing 500 ft away from the base of a building.Her eyes are precisely 5 ft above the ground. From this point, the top of the building makes an angle of 54 degrees with a line parallel to the ground. How tall is the building?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with base = 500 and base angle = 54 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(54) = (height of bldg - 5)/500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(height of bldg -5) = 500*tan(54) = 688.19 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height of bldg = 688.19+5 = 693.19 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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