Angle of Elevation: A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 64 degrees. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the building and finds the angle of elevation to the top to be 43 degrees. How tall is the building ?
Please draw a picture for me!

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Angle of Elevation: A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 64 degrees. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the building and finds the angle of elevation to the top to be 43 degrees. How tall is the building ?
Please draw a picture for me!

dumbcow · Answer

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tan(64) = h/x
tan(43) = h/(240+x)
have to do some algebra to solve for h