SOLUTION: Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the building and received a reading of 0.5 degrees. If Andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building whe

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: Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the building and received a reading of 0.5 degrees. If Andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building when the measurement was made, how high was the building? This question is from textbook Advanced mathematics

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Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the building and received a reading of 0.5 degrees. If Andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building when the measurement was made, how high was the building?
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Draw the picture.
tangent(0.5)=[building ht/5000]
building ht = 5000(tan0.5)=43.63 ft.
Cheers,
Stan H.