SOLUTION: The length of the shadow of a building is 100 meters, as shown below: The shadow of a building is 100 meters long. The acute angle that the shadow makes with the line joining th

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Question 1202167: The length of the shadow of a building is 100 meters, as shown below:
The shadow of a building is 100 meters long. The acute angle that the shadow makes with the line joining the tip of the building to the end of the shadow measures 45 degrees.
What is the height of the building? (1 point)
44 m
71 m
100 m
255 m

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The length of the shadow of a building is 100 meters, as shown below:
The shadow of a building is 100 meters long. The acute angle that the shadow makes with the line joining the tip of the building to the end of the shadow measures 45 degrees.
What is the height of the building? (1 point)
100 m
tan 45 = 1