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A surveyor needs to determine the height of a large grain silo. He positions his transit 65 m from the silo and records an angle of elevation of 52°. If the height of the transit is 1.7 m, determine the height of the sili, to the nearest metre.

 Jan 18, 2015

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The height is given by...

1.7m + (65m)tan(52) = about 84.9m

 

 

 Jan 18, 2015
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The height is given by...

1.7m + (65m)tan(52) = about 84.9m

 

 

CPhill Jan 18, 2015

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