document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748840>Question 748840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl is standing 200 feet away from a building. Looking up at the building from the ground at an angle of elevation of 36°, she sees a bird at the top of the building. What is the height, from the ground, to the top of the building ( in feet) ( round to the nearest tenth.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "tan = opposite/adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan 36 = opposite/200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Opposite = 200 x tan36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         = 145 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height = 145 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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