document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129887>Question 1129887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The angle of elevation to the top of a building in a city is found to be 4 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks in advance...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer I keep getting is 737.5267, but I know its not right because I keep getting it wrong on my online homework </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #746515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=746515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the hypotenuse is 2 miles long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the angle the hypotenuse makes with the ground is 4 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the angle given is for the hypotenuse-adjacent. And the side we are trying to find is the opposite. So we have the hypotenuse and want to find the opposite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember SOHCAHCOA. Here we have SOH (Sine Opposite Hypotenuse) so we will need to use Sine:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(4) = o/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.0698 = o/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.0698(2) = o<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1396 = o<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the opposite is the vertical wall and it measures 0.1396 miles or 737 feet (0.1396 x 5280 = 737)<BR>\n" );
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