SOLUTION: AS part of a surveying project, a laser beam (point "L") is targeted from ground level to a point on a building (point "P") 60meters above the ground. Find the lenght of the laser

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Question 195464: AS part of a surveying project, a laser beam (point "L") is targeted from ground level to a point on a building (point "P") 60meters above the ground. Find the lenght of the laser beam (LP), and find the distance the laser is positioned from the building along the ground.The ground point is "B"
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You have to share the value of one of the acute angles of the right triangle formed by the ground, the facade of the building, and the laser beam if you want a specific answer to this question.

With the information given all you can say, given that the angle between LP and LB is x, is:



and




John