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PLEASE HELP ASAP ! a skyscraper casts a shadow 200 feet long is the angle of elevation of the sun is 42 the height is

A) 180.08 feet
B) 200 feet
C) 174.56
D) there is not enough information

User Lfrandom
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Answer:

a

Explanation:

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User Dr Joe
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Answer:

A) 180.08 feet

Explanation:

The diagram depicting the situation is shown in the attachment.

From the diagram the height is f ft.

The side we are trying to find is opposite to the given angle which is
42\degree

We use the tangent ratio to obtain;


\tan 42\degree=(f)/(200)

We solve for f to get:


f=200\tan 42\degree


f=180.08ft

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