SOLUTION: How can I measure a tree or a pole or any point above ground without the use of a transit or other instruments.
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Question 4337: How can I measure a tree or a pole or any point above ground without the use of a transit or other instruments.
thank you.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is the sun shining? The easiest way to find the height of a tree or pole is to measure it's shadow, and also measure the shadow of a yard stick or other measurable height. Then set up a proportion in the form
This is a proportion with three numbers that you measured yourself and one variable (the height of the tree or pole). It's very easy to solve for the variable using the definition of equality of fractions, also known as cross multiplying:
is equivalent to
R^2 at SCC
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