SOLUTION: A 6-foot-tall person standing at a distance of 27 ft from a water tower must look up at an angle of 46° to see the top of the water tower. To the nearest foot, find the height of t

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Question 429653: A 6-foot-tall person standing at a distance of 27 ft from a water tower must look up at an angle of 46° to see the top of the water tower. To the nearest foot, find the height of the water tower. (4 points)
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Hi

 tan 46° = opp/adj   |opp being the length of 'looking up' the tower

 27*tan 46° = opp = 28ft to the nearest foot

6' + 28ft = 34ft, is the total height of the water tower