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How tall is the building?

How tall is the building?-example-1

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Let's call the height of the building "h". We can use the tangent function to relate the angle of elevation to the height of the building:

tan(30°) = h / (42 + 5)

We add 5 to the distance of 42 feet, because Ana's eyes are 5 feet above the ground. We can simplify this equation by evaluating the tangent of 30 degrees:

1/√3 = h / 47

To solve for h, we can multiply both sides by 47:

h = 47/√3 ≈ 27.17 feet

So the height of the building is approximately 27.17 feet. Rounded to the nearest hundredth foot, the height is 27.17 feet.
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