A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 62°. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the bu elevation to the top to be 44°. How tall is the building? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

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A man standing near a building notices that the angle of elevation to the top of the building is 62°. He then walks 240 feet farther away from the building and finds the angle of
elevation to the top to be 44°. How tall is the building? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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