A statue of a towns founder stands in the town park. Nicholas is 16 meters from the statue. The angle of elevation for Nicholas to see the top of the statue is 27 degrees, and Nicholas' eyes are 1.9 meters above the ground. how tall is the statue ?

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anonymous · Answer

Tangent is opposite over adjacent.  $$\tan(27)=\frac{ (h-1.9) }{ 16 }$$
Solve for h to find the height of the statue.  (In meters).

anonymous · Answer

Picture here too since the other one was helpful.
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