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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a skyscraper casts a shadow 200 feet long if the angle of elevation of is 42 degrees, then the height of the skyscraper is ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 180.0 feet?

OpenStudy (stamp):

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OpenStudy (stamp):

tan(42°) = h/200 200tan(42°) = h h = 180.1 ft

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks!

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