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If the height of the building is 250 feet and the sun makes a 49 degree angle with the ground as shown in the image below, what is the distance from the top of a building to the…

If the height of the building is 250 feet and the sun makes a 49 degree angle with the ground as shown in the image below, what is the distance from the top of a building to the…
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If the height of the building is 250 feet and the sun makes a 49 degree angle with the ground as shown in the image below, what is the distance from the top of a building to the tip of its shadow?

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Hello,

tan C=AB/BC==>BC=tan 49° * 250=287,59210... (feet)

sin C=AB/AC==>AC=250/sin 49°=331,253248... (feet)

If the height of the building is 250 feet and the sun makes a 49 degree angle with-example-1
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