Workers need to make repairs on a building. A boom lift has a maximum height of 60 ft at an angle of 48°. If the bottom of the boom is 60 ft from the building, can the boom reach the top of the building? Explain. EBBE A 8 A 45 ft 60 ft 60 ft ratio, the boom is ft long. The distance from the bottom of the boom the edge of the Using the to the top of the building is ft, so the boom itself building. (Round to one decimal place as needed.)

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Workers need to make repairs on a building. A boom lift has a maximum height of 60 ft at an angle of
48°. If the bottom of the boom is 60 ft from the building, can the boom reach the top of the building?
Explain.
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45 ft
60 ft
60 ft
48°
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to the top of the building is
building.
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
ratio, the boom is
ft long. The distance from the bottom of the boom
the edge of the
ft, so the boom itself
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