While standing atop a building 47 m tall, you spot a friend standing on a street...

 

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While standing atop a building 47 m tall, you spot a friend standing on a street corner. Using a protractor and a dangling plumb bob, you find that the angle between the horizontal and your friend is 24.5°. Your eyes are located 1.99 m above the top of the building. How far away from the foot of the building is your friend? While standing atop a building 47 m tall, you spot a friend standing on a street corner. Using a protractor and a dangling plumb bob, you find that the angle between the horizontal and your friend is 24.5°. Your eyes are located 1.99 m above the top of the building. How far away from the foot of the building is your friend?

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