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Solve for height using the tangent method. Show your work.

Solve for height using the tangent method. Show your work.-example-1
User Alotropico
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Answer:

23.32 ft. to nearest hundredth,

Explanation:

tan = opposite side / adjacent side

tan 6.8 = b / 152

b = 152 * tan6.5

= 17.318

Now add 6 feet to find the height of the building

= 23.32 ft.

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