After you make your sketch, it should be intuitively obvious that
tan 7° = h/5280
h = appr 648.3 ft
The angle of elevation to the top of a Building in New York is found to be 7 degrees from the ground at a distance of 1 mile from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building. Round to the tenths. Hint: 1 mile = 5280 feet
Your answer is feet
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