La sombra de un edificio a cierta hora del día mide 14 metros. ¿Cuál es la altura del edificio sabiendo que el ángulo que forman los rayos del sol con este es de 48°?
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La tangente de un ángulo en un triángulo rectángulo se define como el cociente entre el cateto opuesto y el cateto adyacente. En este caso, el cateto opuesto es la altura del edificio (que es lo que queremos encontrar) y el cateto adyacente es la longitud de la Show more…
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