The height of the tower is .
Let be the height of the building.
Let be the distance between tower and building.
The angle of elevation from the base of an office building to the tower is .
The angle of elevation from the roof of the building to the top of the building is .
(a)
Consider .
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The distance between the office building from the Freedom Tower is .
(b)
Consider .
Substitute .
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The height of the office building is .
(a) The distance between the office building from the Freedom Tower is .
(b) The height of the office building is .
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