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A person in an apartment

building sights the top and bottom of an office
building 500 ft. away. The angle of elevation
for the top of the office building is 23° and the
angle of depression for the base of the building
is 50º. How tall is the office building?

User Hjalmar
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The office building is about 30 feet tall
User Shl
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