A person is looking from a car to the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building from the car is 32°. The building is 200 feet away. How tall is the building? Round to the nearest foot.
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A person is looking from a car to the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building from the car is 32°. The building is 200 feet away. How tall is the building? Round to the nearest foot.
tangent equals opposite over adjacent
tan(32) = x / 200
0.62487 = x / 200
x = 200 • 0.62487
x = 124.97 to the nearest foot is 125
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