From a point 50 meters from the base of a building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60 degrees. How tall is the building? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.) 60° B. 50 m The building is type your answer. meters tall. (Answer must be rounded to the nearest whole number.) Previous
From a point 50 meters from the base of a building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60 degrees. How tall is the building? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.) 60° B. 50 m The building is type your answer. meters tall. (Answer must be rounded to the nearest whole number.) Previous
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![From a point 50 meters from the base of a building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60 degrees. How tall is the building?
(Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)
60°
B
50 m
The building is type your answer.
meters tall. (Answer must be rounded to the nearest whole number.)
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Transcribed Image Text:From a point 50 meters from the base of a building, the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60 degrees. How tall is the building?
(Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)
60°
B
50 m
The building is type your answer.
meters tall. (Answer must be rounded to the nearest whole number.)
Previous
![Handy Hal is helping his neighbor with some projects. He places a ladder against his neighbor's house so that the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the base of the house, and the
top of the ladder contacts the house at a height of 15 feet as shown in the diagram below. What is the angle the ladder makes with the house?
Round your answer to the tenths place.
15
6'
The angle the ladder makes with the house is type your answer.
degrees. (Round your answer to the tenths place.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff9bb604e-ff67-4579-a06e-ac819480205b%2F2bef4253-ba69-465f-a87e-8f82a984abf4%2Fhv1bnk4_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Handy Hal is helping his neighbor with some projects. He places a ladder against his neighbor's house so that the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the base of the house, and the
top of the ladder contacts the house at a height of 15 feet as shown in the diagram below. What is the angle the ladder makes with the house?
Round your answer to the tenths place.
15
6'
The angle the ladder makes with the house is type your answer.
degrees. (Round your answer to the tenths place.)
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