document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207281>Question 1207281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an engineer stands at 200 feet from a tower and sights the top of the tower at a 45 degree angle of elevation. find the height of the tower. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the angle of elevation is 45 degrees, then the height of the tower is the same as the distance from the engineer to the tower.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 200 feet<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you need a formal solution....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = height of tower<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h/200 = tan(45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h/200 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 200<br><BR>\n" );
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