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a surveyor stands 100m from the base of a tower on which an aerial stands. He measures the angles of elevation to the top and bottom of aerial as 52 and 49 degrees respectively. Determine the height of the aerial

 May 25, 2015

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The height, h, is given by:

 

100tan52 - 100tan49  = 100(tan 52 - tan 49)  =  about 12.96 m

 

 

 May 25, 2015
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The height, h, is given by:

 

100tan52 - 100tan49  = 100(tan 52 - tan 49)  =  about 12.96 m

 

 

CPhill May 25, 2015

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