15. The angle of elevation to the top of a building in Los Angeles is found to be 2 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Find the height of the building. Write your result in feet rounded to the nearest four decimal places.
15. The angle of elevation to the top of a building in Los Angeles is found to be 2 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Find the height of the building. Write your result in feet rounded to the nearest four decimal places.
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Transcribed Image Text:15. The angle of elevation to the top of a building in Los Angeles is found to be 2 degrees
from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from the base of the building. Find the
height of the building. Write your result in feet rounded to the nearest four decimal
places.
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