Bret rented a shop near SLC and wants to order a new signage for the 10 points roof of the building. From point X, he finds the angle of elevation of the roof, from ground level, to be 31° and the angle of elevation of the top of the signage to be 42 degrees. If point X is 24 feet from the building, how tall is the signage to the nearest tenth of a foot?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
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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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Bret rented a shop near SLC and wants to order a new signage for the 10 points roof of the building. From point X, he finds the angle of elevation of the roof, from ground level, to be 31° and the angle of elevation of the top of the signage to be 42 degrees. If point X is 24 feet from the building, how tall is the signage to the nearest tenth of a foot?

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