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Two buildings near each other stand 40m and 60 m tall as measured from the ground to the rooftop. You are standing on the rooftop of the shorter building and observe that the rooftop of the taller building
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Two buildings near each other stand 40m and 60 m tall as measured from the ground to the rooftop. You are standing on the rooftop of the shorter building and observe that the rooftop of the taller building is 55o above the horizontal, as shown in the diagram below. Determine the horizontal distance (in meters) between the two buildings.

Two buildings near each other stand 40m and 60 m tall as measured from the ground-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

tanθ = opp/adj

adj = opp/tanθ

adj = (60 - 40)/tan55 = 14 m

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