From the third floor of a tall building, the angle of depression of an object on the ground is 27.0, while from the sixth-floor window, 9.36 m above the first point of observation, the angle of depression of the same object is 64.2. Find the distance of the object from the building. Express your answer in 2 decimal places.

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1. From the third floor of a tall building, the angle of depression of an object on the ground is 27.0, while from the sixth-floor window, 9.36 m above the first point of observation, the angle of depression of the same object is 64.2. Find the distance of the object from the building. Express your answer in 2 decimal places.

 

 

 

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