document.write( "Question 1116964: The highest free-standing tower in North America is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. From a distance 1 km from its base, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 28.81 degrees. Find the height of the tower. (round answer to the nearest tenth of a meter) \n" ); document.write( "
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The highest free-standing tower in North America is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada.
\n" ); document.write( " From a distance 1 km from its base, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 28.81 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( " Find the height of the tower. (round answer to the nearest tenth of a meter)
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\n" ); document.write( "A right triangle is formed by the tower, a point 1000m from the tower
\n" ); document.write( "Use the tangent. let h = the height of the tower
\n" ); document.write( "tan(28.81) = \"h%2F1000\"
\n" ); document.write( "h = 1000 * tan(28.81)
\n" ); document.write( "h = 550 meters
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