From her eye, which stands 1,61 meters above the ground, Savannah measures the angle of elevation to the top of a prominent skyscraper to be 24°. If she is standing at
a horizontal distance of 340 meters from the base of the skyscraper, what is the
height of the skyscraper? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a meter if
necessary

152.99 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the solution diagram attached below :

We can obtain the height, h of skyscraper to the position of her eye level using trigonometry ;

Tan θ = opposite / Adjacent

Tan 24 = h / 340

h = tan 24 * 340

h = 151.37775

Hence, the height will be (h + distance from eyelevel to ground)

151.37775 + 1.61

= 152.98775

= 152.99 m

(b) 240

step-by-step explanation:

first, we use the pythagorean formula using the given side lengths to find x. then we use x to find the side lengths. then we add the side lengths to find the perimeter.

pythagorean theorem formula:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

(x - 20)^2 + (x - 40)^2 = x^2

x^2 - 40x + 400 + x^2 - 80x + 1600 = x^2

x^2 -120x + 2000 = 0

(x - 100)(x - 20) = 0

x - 100 = 0 or x - 20 = 0

x = 100 or x = 20

we see that the solution x = 20 must be discarded because it will give a negative side length and a side length of 0. the only valid solution is x = 100.

perimeter = sum of the lengths of the sides

perimeter = x + x - 20 + x - 40

perimeter = 3x - 60

replace x with 100.

perimeter = 3(100) - 60

perimeter = 300 - 60

perimeter = 240