SOLUTION: A person is 100m from a tower. The angle subtended by the top of the tower with the ground is 30 degress. Calculate the height fo the tower.
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Question 135029: A person is 100m from a tower. The angle subtended by the top of the tower with the ground is 30 degress. Calculate the height fo the tower.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this problem is a 30-60-90 triangle.
the sin (op./hyp.) of 30deg.=.5
.5=x/100
x=100*.5
x=50 for the height of the tower.
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