SOLUTION: 6. Abby is standing at the top of a very tall skyscraper and looking through a telescope at the scenery all around her. The angle of decline on the telescope says 35 , and Abby kno

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Question 1201124: 6. Abby is standing at the top of a very tall skyscraper and looking through a telescope at the scenery all around her. The angle of decline on the telescope says 35 , and Abby knows she is 30 floors up and each floor is 15 feet tall . How far from the base of the building is the object that Abby is looking at?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan P = SR/RP
RP =SR/tan P

RP = 450/tan 35 deg
RP = 642.85 feet ( Ground Distance of skyscraper from P)