Luis is standing on a street in New York City

looking at the top of the Empire State Building

with a 30° angle of elevation. He is 767.6

meters from the Empire State Building. How tall

is the Empire State Building?

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Rosales

27 January, 21:23

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Jaslene Hayes · Answer 1

cos 30° = 767.6/hypotenus

(make h the subject of the formular)

h = 767.6/cos 30°

h = 767.6/0.154

h = 4,985

approximately 5,000

Luis is standing on a street in New York Citylooking at the top of the Empire State Buildingwith a 30° angle of elevation. He is 767.6meters from the Empire State Building. How tallis the Empire State Building?