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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A surveyor is standing 50 feet from the base of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 60°. Approximately how tall is the building?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this is a trigonometry problem. tan(theta) = (height of the building)/(distance from the base of the building). |dw:1361577512305:dw|

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