document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429519>Question 429519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 6-foot-tall person standing at a distance of 27 ft from a water tower must look up at an angle of 46° to see the top of the water tower. To the nearest foot, find the height of the water tower.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298303 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298303\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let h = the distance from the person's head to the top of the water tower<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sight angle is 46 deg, and the horizontal distance from the person to the tower is 27 ft.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+27%2Atan%28theta%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+27%2Atan%28theta%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So h = 27*1.0355 = 28 feet (to the nearest foot)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the height of the water tower from the ground is 6 ft + 28 ft = 34 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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