From a point on the floor the angle of elevation to the top of a door is 46°, while the angle of elevation to the ceiling above the door is 56°. If the ceiling is 10.8 feet above the floor, what is the vertical dimension of the door (see the figure below)? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

From a point on the floor the angle of elevation to the top of a door is 46°, while the angle of elevation to the ceiling above the door is 56°. If the ceiling is 10.8 feet above the floor, what is the vertical dimension of the door (see the figure below)? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter2: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Section2.4: Applications

Problem 58PS: If the angle of elevation to the sun is 74.3 when a flagpole casts a shadow of 22.5 feet, what is...

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