Alexander is looking up at a 100-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 30°. If his e 6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your an hundredth. O 192 ft o 162.81 ft O 173.21 ft 0 110.85 ft
Alexander is looking up at a 100-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 30°. If his e 6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your an hundredth. O 192 ft o 162.81 ft O 173.21 ft 0 110.85 ft
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Alexander is looking up at a 100-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 30°. If his e
6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your an
hundredth.
O 192 ft
O 162.81 ft
O 173.21 ft
O 110.85 ft
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Alexander is looking up at a 100-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 30°. If his e
6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your an
hundredth.
O 192 ft
O 162.81 ft
O 173.21 ft
O 110.85 ft
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