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A surveyor is standing 50 feet from the base of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60°. Approximately how tall is the building? 25 feet

A surveyor is standing 50 feet from the base of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60°. Approximately how tall is the building? 25 feet
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A surveyor is standing 50 feet from the base of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60°. Approximately how tall is the building?

25 feet

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User Chakreshwar Sharma
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multiply the base ( 50 ) by tan(60)

50 x tan(60) = 86.6025

round answer as needed

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