From a point 30 meters away from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to
Practice Questions
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From a point 30 meters away from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 45 degrees. What is the height of the tower?
30 meters
45 meters
60 meters
15 meters
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
From a point 30 meters away from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 45 degrees. What is the height of the tower?
Trigonometry – The problem involves using the tangent function to relate the angle of elevation to the height of the tower and the distance from the tower.
Angle of Elevation – Understanding how the angle of elevation relates to the height and distance in a right triangle.
Right Triangle Properties – Applying properties of right triangles to solve for unknown lengths using trigonometric ratios.
