document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194210>Question 1194210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A building is 50 feet high. At a distance away from the building, an observer notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 41º.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the observer moves horizontally and notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 75o, how far is the observer from the base of the building?A.18.66 ft.                                                            <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.15.38 ft.                                                                 C.13.40 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.12.56 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #826373 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=826373\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> side opposite angle is 50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side adjacent to angle is x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle is 75 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(75) = 50/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50/tan(75) = 13.39745962<BR>\n" );
document.write( "round to 13.40 = selection C.<BR>\n" );
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