King Kong stands on the edge of the roof of a 68 foot high building. You poke your head out of a manhole and measure the angles of elevation to the top of King Kong's head and to his feet as 61 degrees and 59.3 degrees respectively. How far is your manhole from the building? How tall is King Kong?

King Kong stands on the edge of the roof of a 68 foot high building. You poke your head out of a manhole and measure the angles of elevation to the top of King Kong's head and to his feet as 61 degrees and 59.3 degrees respectively. How far is your manhole from the building? How tall is King Kong?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

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Chapter7: Triangles

Section7.1: The Law Of Sines

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Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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