Jack’s eyes are 5 feet above the ground. He is standing 400 feet from the base of a building. His line of sight forms a 67° angl
e with the top of the building. How tall is the building?
2 answers:
Answer: 947.34 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Hi, since the situation forms a right triangle (see attachment) we have to apply the trigonometric functions.
tan α = opposite side / adjacent side
Where α is the angle that His line of sight forms with the top of the building, the opposite side is the height of the building minus 5, and the adjacent side is the distance between him and the building (400)
Replacing with the values given:
tan 67 = x/ 400
Solving for x
tan 67 (400) =x
x= 942.34 feet
We have to add 5 feet, since we calculated the height of the building minus the eye level.
942.34 +5 = 947.34 feet
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