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Aerial Photography An aerial photograph from a U-2 spy plane is taken of a building suspec...

Aerial Photography An aerial photograph from a U-2 spy plane is taken of a building suspected of housing nuclear warheads. The photograph is made when the angle of elevation of the sun is 32°. By comparing the shadow cast by the building to objects of known size in the photograph, analysts determine that the shadow is 80 ft long. How tall is the building (to the nearest foot)?

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