SOLUTION: Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the building and recieved a reading of 0.5 degrees. If andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building when
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Question 432029: Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the building and recieved a reading of 0.5 degrees. If andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building when the measurment was made, how high was the building? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Andy measured the angle between the base of the building and the top of the
building and recieved a reading of 0.5 degrees.
If andy was 5000 feet from the base of the building when the measurment was made, how high was the building?
:
We can use the tangent of .5 degrees, side opposite (ht of building)/side adjcent (5000ft)
:
tan(.5) =
.00873 =
h = .00873 * 5000
h = 43.63 ft is the height of the building
