SOLUTION: "Sighting the top of a pyramid, a surveyor measured the angle of elevation to be 24 degrees. The surveyor is 365 feet from the base of the pyramid. How high is the pyramid?"
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Question 921526: "Sighting the top of a pyramid, a surveyor measured the angle of elevation to be 24 degrees. The surveyor is 365 feet from the base of the pyramid. How high is the pyramid?"
This word problem is for my Math III (Algebra III) Honors class project. My teacher said that I did NOT have to include the surveyor's height in the solution. I did all the work and I'm pretty sure I did it correctly but I'd like to double check. Thank you. :D
-Lauren (Chuck.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Inconclusive because you need to know how far from the base of the pyramid is the center of the base. This is part of the horizontal distance.
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