Asked by brad

The sun hits a building of unknown height so that the building casts a shadow of 517 feet. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the sun is 16 degrees, how tall is the building?
Answered by Steve
the height h is given by

h/517 = tan 16°
Answered by brad
I did tan =h/517
h=517tan16
h=148.24
h=148ft

is this correct?
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