1. **State the problem:**
Myesha stands 13 meters from a building. The angle of elevation to the roof (point A) is 29°, and to the top of the antenna (point B) is 43°. Her eye height is 1.51 meters. We need to find the height of the antenna (distance from A to B).
2. **Identify the known values:**
- Horizontal distance $d = 13$ m
- Angle to roof $\theta_A = 29^\circ$
- Angle to antenna top $\theta_B = 43^\circ$
- Eye height $h_e = 1.51$ m
3. **Use the tangent function:**
The tangent of an angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the opposite side (height above eye level) to the adjacent side (horizontal distance):
$$\tan(\theta) = \frac{\text{height above eye}}{d}$$
4. **Calculate height to roof above eye level:**
$$h_A = d \times \tan(\theta_A) = 13 \times \tan(29^\circ)$$
Calculate $\tan(29^\circ)$:
$$\tan(29^\circ) \approx 0.5543$$
So,
$$h_A = 13 \times 0.5543 = 7.206$$
5. **Calculate height to antenna top above eye level:**
$$h_B = d \times \tan(\theta_B) = 13 \times \tan(43^\circ)$$
Calculate $\tan(43^\circ)$:
$$\tan(43^\circ) \approx 0.9325$$
So,
$$h_B = 13 \times 0.9325 = 12.1225$$
6. **Find the height of the roof and antenna above ground:**
Add eye height to each:
$$H_A = h_e + h_A = 1.51 + 7.206 = 8.716$$
$$H_B = h_e + h_B = 1.51 + 12.1225 = 13.6325$$
7. **Find the height of the antenna (distance from A to B):**
$$\text{Height of antenna} = H_B - H_A = 13.6325 - 8.716 = 4.9165$$
8. **Round to nearest meter:**
$$\boxed{5 \text{ meters}}$$
The antenna is approximately 5 meters tall.
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