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Standing 265 ft from the base of the Strastosphere Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is about $77^{\circ} .$ Approximate the height of the tower to the nearest foot.
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We are asked to find the height of the tower. We can use the tangent function to solve this problem because the tangent of an angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side. Show more…
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