Directions: Draw a picture torepresent the situation. Then, solve the problem. You must show all of your work! A building casts a shadow that is 6 meters long. Find the height of the building when the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the building is 78 degrees. (Round to the nearest tenth of a meter.)
Directions: Draw a picture torepresent the situation. Then, solve the problem. You must show all of your work! A building casts a shadow that is 6 meters long. Find the height of the building when the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the building is 78 degrees. (Round to the nearest tenth of a meter.)
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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ISBN:9781133382119
Author:Swokowski
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Chapter2: Equations And Inequalities
Section2.6: Inequalities
Problem 78E
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