A person walks out an unknown distance from a building of height 18 m and shines a flashlight bea towards its top. He finds that when the beam is elevated at an angle of 37° with respect to the horizontal, the light strikes the top of the building. Find (i) the distance walked by him and (ii) the distance the flash light beam has to travel before it strikes the top of the building.

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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A person walks out an unknown distance from a building of height 18 m and shines a flashlight beam
towards its top. He finds that when the beam is elevated at an angle of 37° with respect to the
horizontal, the light strikes the top of the building.
Find (i) the distance walked by him and
(ii) the distance the flash light beam has to travel before it strikes the top of the building.
18 m
T37°
X
Transcribed Image Text:A person walks out an unknown distance from a building of height 18 m and shines a flashlight beam towards its top. He finds that when the beam is elevated at an angle of 37° with respect to the horizontal, the light strikes the top of the building. Find (i) the distance walked by him and (ii) the distance the flash light beam has to travel before it strikes the top of the building. 18 m T37° X
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