Register
An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 22°. The engineer knows the building is 450 ft tall. What is the distance from the engineer
83.9k views
5 votes
An engineer on the ground is looking at the top of a building. The angle of elevation to the top of the building is 22°. The engineer knows the building is 450 ft tall. What is the distance from the engineer to the base of the building to the nearest whole foot?

User Jigar Joshi
by
8.1k points

1 Answer

4 votes
Let the distance of the engineer from the base of the building be x, then
tan 22 = 450/x
x = 450/tan 22 = 450/0.4040 = 1,113.79

Therefore, the distance of the engineer from the base of the building to the nearest foot is 1,114 feet.
User John Sobolewski
by
8.2k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
Link Copied!