A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 62°. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the building and finds the angle of elevation to the top to be 44°. How tall is the building? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Ratios
A ratio is a comparison between two numbers of the same kind. It represents how many times one number contains another. It also represents how small or large one number is compared to the other.
Trigonometric Ratios
Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.
A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 62°. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the building and finds the angle of elevation to the top to be 44°. How tall is the building? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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