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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 46°. The engineer knows the building is 250 ft tall. What is the distance from the engineer to the base of the building to the nearest whole foot?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

tan46 = 250/x slove for x (x is the adjacent side tan = sin/cos or y/x, or opposite/adjacent)

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