A radio tower is located 375 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 40∘40∘ and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is 30∘30∘. How tall is the tower? ......................... feet Give your answer rounded to the nearest foot. 2- A 23-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 80∘. How high does the ladder reach on the building? Round to the hundredths. (2 decimal places) ..................

Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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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 radio tower is located 375 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 40∘40∘ and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is 30∘30∘. How tall is the tower?

   .........................   feet

Give your answer rounded to the nearest foot.

 

 

2- A 23-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 80∘.

How high does the ladder reach on the building? Round to the hundredths. (2 decimal places)

..................

 

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