Question

A tiny but horrible alien is standing at the top of the Empire State Building (which is

Answer 1

Answer:

87.7 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

In triangle ABC, attached.

The height of the building |AB|=443 meters

The distance of the agent across the street , |BC|=18 meters

We want to determine the angle at C.

Now,

$Tan C=\dfrac{|AB|}{|BC|} \\C=arctan (\dfrac{|AB|}{|BC|} )\\=arctan (\dfrac{443}{18} )\\=87.67^\circ\\\approx 87.7^\circ (correct to the nearest tenth)$

The agent should sfoot his laser gun at an angle of 87.7 degrees.