A boy in a treehouse finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a nearby building is 41° 40' and that the angle of depression of its base is 17° 50'. If the base of the building is 10.60 m from the tree. How high is the building?
A boy in a treehouse finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a nearby building is 41° 40' and that the angle of depression of its base is 17° 50'. If the base of the building is 10.60 m from the tree. How high is the building?
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Transcribed Image Text:A boy in a treehouse finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a nearby building is 41° 40' and that the angle of
depression of its base is 17° 50'. If the base of the building is 10.60 m from the tree. How high is the building?
a. 10.23 m
b.16.46 m
c. 12.84 m
d. 14.21 m
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