SOLUTION: P and Q are two points 16 metres apart on a hill, which has a slope of 5 degrees. From the base Q, an engineer measured the angle of elevation to the top of a rock further up the h

SOLUTION: P and Q are two points 16 metres apart on a hill, which has a slope of 5 degrees. From the base Q, an engineer measured the angle of elevation to the top of a rock further up the h

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Question 1118374: P and Q are two points 16 metres apart on a hill, which has a slope of 5 degrees. From the base Q, an engineer measured the angle of elevation to the top of a rock further up the hill to be 35 degrees, while form ), the angle of elevation was found to be 54 degrees.
a) Draw a diagram showing this information.
b) Find the perpendicular height of the rock above P.
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