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Find the height of the building below by using your knowledge of trigonometry.

Find the height of the building below by using your knowledge of trigonometry.-example-1
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Answer:

50
√(3)

Explanation:

The figure represents a 30-60-90 special triangle

in this special right triangle the measure of sides lengths is represented by

a, a
√(3), and 2a

The side length that sees angle measure 30 is represented by a and here we see a = 50m

The height of the building, which sees angle measure 60, is equal to

50
√(3)

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