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An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of a building is 38°. The engineer knows the building is 300 ft tall. What is th…

An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of a building is 38°. The engineer knows the building is 300 ft tall. What is th…
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An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of a building is 38°. The engineer knows the building is 300 ft tall. What is the distance from the engineer to the base of the building to the nearest whole foot?

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check the picture below

the angle is in degrees, thus, when taking the tangent, make sure your calculator is in Degree mode
An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation-example-1
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