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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Step 3: Make the denominators the same as the least common denominator. By multiplying and
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Step 1: Simplify to
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Step 2: Find the least common denominator, which is 18.
Step 3: Make the denominators the same as the least common denominator by multiplying and
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Step 4: Subtract 9 and 8, giving you your answer: