Question

You are standing 400 feet from the base of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. Using a laser range finder, you measure the distance to the top of the Space Needle to be 725 feet. Find the height of the Space Needle to the nearest foot.

I got 629 ft.

Answer 1

Hmmm. I get

√(725^2 - 400^2) = 605

Answer 2

Thank you!!!!

I just realized I wrote down 745^2!!!!!