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Question: 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?

Options:

  1. 30 meters
  2. 45 meters
  3. 60 meters
  4. 15 meters

Correct Answer: 30 meters

Solution:

Using tan(45) = height / 30, we have height = 30 * tan(45) = 30 * 1 = 30 meters.

From a point 30 meters away from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to

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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?
  1. 30 meters
  2. 45 meters
  3. 60 meters
  4. 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?
  • Step 1: Understand the problem. You have a tower and you are standing 30 meters away from its base.
  • Step 2: The angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 45 degrees. This means if you draw a line from your eyes to the top of the tower, it makes a 45-degree angle with the ground.
  • Step 3: In a right triangle, the tangent of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side (height of the tower) to the adjacent side (distance from the tower).
  • Step 4: Write the formula for tangent: tan(angle) = opposite / adjacent. Here, tan(45) = height / 30.
  • Step 5: We know that tan(45 degrees) equals 1. So, we can write the equation as 1 = height / 30.
  • Step 6: To find the height, multiply both sides of the equation by 30: height = 30 * 1.
  • Step 7: Calculate the height: height = 30 meters.
  • 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.
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