WAEC - Mathematics (1989 - No. 42)

The angle of depression of a point on the ground from the top of a building is 20.3o. If the foot of the building is 40m, calculate the height of the building, correct to one decimal place
37.5m
28.1m
27.8m
14.8m
13.9m

Explanation

Tan 69.7 = 40/h
h =
40/tan 69.7
=
40/2.703
h = 14.79 = 14.8

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