Question

An aerial photograph is taken of a building. The photograph is made when the angle of elevation of the sun is 26 degrees. The shadow is determined to be 50 feet long. How tall is the building?

Answer 1

37.3 ft

Explanation:

SOH CAH TOA= Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

the side adjacent to the angle is the 80 ft shadow, and the opposite side is the height of the building.

tan(25°) = height/(80 ft)

(80 ft)·tan(25°) = height ≈ 37.3 ft