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It varies by the water tower, but 2 ways are the shadow method And the mirror method.

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2. The angle of depression of the top and bottom of a tower as seen from the top of a 100m high cliff are 300 and 600 respectively. Find the height of the tower.?

. The angle of depression of the top and bottom of a tower as seen from the top of a 100m high cliff are 300 and 600 respectively. Find the height of the tower.?


The shadow of a vertical tower is 58 feet long when the angles of elevation of the sun is 36 degrees. what is the height of the tower to the nearest foot?

tan(36) = H/58 where H is the height of the tower. So H = 58*tan(36) = 42 feet.


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A point is 200 feet from a tower The angle of elevation to the top is 18 degrees and the angle of elevation to the bottom is 15 degrees I think the tower is on a hill how tall is the tower?

Consider the following ._ . . . , ______ . , / . , / . , / . ______________/ Dotted line is to the top of the tower, and has an 18 degree angle with the ground Comma line is to the bottom of the tower, and has a 15 degree angle with the ground Visualize the two triangle that exist here: ._ . | . | . , | . , | . , | . , | . _________________| In both cases, the base of the triangle is 200 ft. The height of the dotted triangle is given as sin(18) * 200 = 61.80 The height of the comma triangle is given as sin(15) * 200 = 51.76 The top of the tower is represented by the dotted triangle, so it is 61.80ft above our observation point The bottom of the tower is represented by the comma triangle, so it is 51.76ft above our observation point. The height of the tower is the difference between these heights. 61.80 - 51.76 = 10.04ft The tower is a massive 10ft tall!


What is the height of a moutain when from the top of a tower which is 180 meters high the angle of elevation is 25.3 degrees and its bottom angle of elevation is 26.42 degrees?

Using the sine rules in trigonometry the height of the mountain works out as 3704 meters in height to the nearest whole number.