Michael, whose eyes are five feet off the ground, is standing 26 feet away from the base of a building, and he looks up at a 65°
angle of elevation to a point on the edge of building’s roof. To the nearest foot, how tall is the building?
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Answer:
a₆ = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
There is a common ratio r between consecutive terms in the sequence, that is
r = =
=
= -
This indicates the sequence is geometric.
To obtain any term in the sequence, multiply the previous term by r, thus
a₅ = 216 × - = - 36
a₆ = - 36 × - = 6