Question

(50 points) An aerial photograph is taken of a building. The photograph is made when the angle of elevation of the sun is 25 degrees. The shadow is determined to be 80 feet long. How tall is the building?

Answer 1

tan25° = Opposite / Adjacent = Opposite / 80ft

Opposite = 80ft tan25° = 37.30ft

Hence, the building is 37.30ft tall.