Question
A person is standing 21 feet from a building. The angle of elevation between the person and the ground is 59°. Find the height of the building. (Round to the nearest hundredth)
Answers
Steve
assuming you meant that the angle of elevation between the person and the top of the building is 59°, the height h is
h/21 = tan59°
plug and chug to solve for h
h/21 = tan59°
plug and chug to solve for h
Anonymous
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