Alexander is looking up at a 45-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 32°. If his eyes are approximately 6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 45 ft 32° Hint: SOH-CAH-TOA (Refer to the "Trigonometry Anchor Chart" too). Don't forget to subtract to find the right side of the triangle!

Alexander is looking up at a 45-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of 32°. If his eyes are approximately 6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal distance from the building? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 45 ft 32° Hint: SOH-CAH-TOA (Refer to the "Trigonometry Anchor Chart" too). Don't forget to subtract to find the right side of the triangle!

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Alexander is looking up at a 45-foot tall building at an angle of elevation of
32°. If his eyes are approximately 6 feet from the ground, what is his horizontal
distance from the building? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
-45 ft
32°
6 ft-
Hint: SOH-CAH-TOA (Refer to the "Trigonometry Anchor Chart" too). Don't forget
to subtract to find the right side of the triangle!
O 24.37 ft
O 62.41 ft
O 73.60 ft

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