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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)
12 years ago

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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
12 years ago
Anonymous
35
9 years ago

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