SOLUTION: a communication erected at the corner, a, of a rectangular courtyard ABCD whose sides measure 60 m and 45m, where AB is 45m. if the angle of elevation of the top pf the tower pf c

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Question 1141054: a communication erected at the corner, a, of a rectangular courtyard ABCD whose sides measure 60 m and 45m, where AB is 45m. if the angle of elevation of the top pf the tower pf c is 12 degrees
Draw a diagram to present answer?
Find the height of the tower?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hint: you want to find length of diagonal from A to C. Call this length d.

If y is tower height, then y%2Fh=tan%2812%29.