Answer:
a = 137.6
Step-by-step explanation:
The building and the street make a 90 degree angle. You have the length b, which is the height 1,484ft. The angle B 84.7 is created where he stands and looks up.
First, find the missing hypotenuse, c. Your angel A is 180 - 90 -84.7 = 5.3
The sine of an angle is equal to the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse.
sin(
B)=opp/hyp
sin(84.7) = 1484 / c
c = 1484/sin(84.7)
c=1490.37
Find the last side of the triangle, in this case the distant from Leo to the building, using the Pythagorean theorem.
[tex]a^{2} +b^{2} =c^{2} \\a^{2} = c^{2} -b^{2} \\a^{2} =1490.37^{2} -1484^{2} \\a=137.6[/tex]
