The length of the shadow of a building is 100 meters, as shown below: the shadow of a building is 100 meters long. the acute angle that the shadow makes with the line joining the tip of the building to the end of the shadow measures 45 degrees. what is the height of the building?

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Clare Solomon

31 July, 18:11

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Gunnar Freeman · Answer 1

in a triangle with two 45 degree angles and a 90 degree angle, the opposite and the adjacent sides are always equal, making the answer 100m

Waylon · Answer 2

Let h = height

tan (45) = h / 100

h = 100tan45

h = 100m