At a point 160 feet from a building,and in a horizontal line with its base, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 37 degrees. How high is the building?

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myininaya · Answer

It helps to draw the picture. Can you do that?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know the picture madam.. :D ...i really dont understand the problem thats why i ask for help :D

myininaya · Answer

angle of elevation looks like this:
(where the angle (the angle of elevation that is) is between the lines of course)
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alpha, the angle of elevation happens to be 37 
so you can replace alpha with 37