Question

Morgan is looking up at a 48° angle to the top of the Sears

Tower in Chicago which is 1730 ft tall. How far away is he
from the tower? Round your answer to the nearest
hundredth.
OA) 3604.17 ft
OB) 3068.75 ft
OC) 1557.70 ft
OD 1589.3 ft

Answer 1

C). x = 1557.70 feet.

Explanation:

tan 48 = 1730 / x

x = 1730 / tan 48

x = 1557.699 feet.