Question

What is the distance from the ball to the base of the building? Round to the nearest foot.*

Answer 1

Given:

`\theta=37^(\circ)\text{ ; height of the building is }60\text{ ft}`
`\begin{gathered} \tan 37^(\circ)=\frac{Height\text{ of the building}}{\text{Distance between the ball and foot of the building}} \\ 0.7536=\frac{60}{\text{Distance between the ball and foot of the building}} \\ \text{Distance between the ball and foot of the building}=(60)/(0.7536) \\ =80\text{ feet} \end{gathered}`

80 feet is the final answer.