Trigonometry

Question

Can someone provide a solution to this problem?

The angle of elevation from the roof of a 10 m high building to the top of another building is 41o . The two buildings are 18 m apart at the base.

- How tall, to the nearest metre, is the taller building?

Answer 1

h = height of the taller building

 

Draw a diagram of the situation, label it, and note that

 

h = [10 + 18 tan(41°)] m = ? m