Question 66828
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.