building height

Question

The angle of elevation to the top of a Building in New York is found to be 5 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Draw and label a diagram!

h represents the height of the building

tan 5° = h / 2

Can you solve for h and answer?