While standing atop a building 46.4 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 the direction to the spot on the sidewalk where your friend is standing is 23.2°. Your eyes are located 1.79 m above the top of the building. How far away from the foot of the building is your friend?

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While standing atop a building 46.4 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 the direction to
the spot on the sidewalk where your friend is standing is 23.2°. Your eyes are located 1.79 m above the
top of the building. How far away from the foot of the building is your friend?
X
Transcribed Image Text:EXERCISE HINTS: GETTING STARTED I I'M STUCK! While standing atop a building 46.4 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 the direction to the spot on the sidewalk where your friend is standing is 23.2°. Your eyes are located 1.79 m above the top of the building. How far away from the foot of the building is your friend? X
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