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A building's angle of elevation from a point on the ground 60 ft. from its base is 32 degrees. What is the height of the building?

 Apr 17, 2015

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We can use the tangent  here

tan 32 = height / 60      multiply both sides by 60

60 * tan 32 = height = about 37.5 ft

 

  

 Apr 17, 2015
 #1
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Best Answer

We can use the tangent  here

tan 32 = height / 60      multiply both sides by 60

60 * tan 32 = height = about 37.5 ft

 

  

CPhill Apr 17, 2015

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