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A surveyor uses a clinometer to measure an angle of elevation of 30∘30^{\circ}30∘ to the top of a building. If the surveyor is standing 404040 meters from the base of the building, what is the height of the building? (Use tan⁡(30∘)=13\tan(30^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}tan(30∘)=3​1​)