The angle of elevation to the top of a tower from point a on the ground is 18.6 degrees . from a point b, 39.3 feet closer to the tower, the angle of elevation is 21.4 degrees . what is the height of the tower
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this description would make two triangles on the same side of a pole. to find one of the other angles in the triangle, (the one between the ground and angle b)
180 - 21.4
= 158.6
the third angle would then be
180 - 158.6 - 18.6
= 140
you could then use the sine law to solve for the hypotenuse
c/158.6 = 39.3/140
140x = 6232.98
c = 6232.98/140
c = 44.5
then you would need to solve for the hypotenuse of the right angle triangle
c/18.6 = 44.5/158.6
158.6c = 827.7
c = 827.7/158.6
c = 5.2
then you can use sin21.4 = a/5.2 to solve for the height of the tower
sin21.4 = a/5.2
sin21.4(5.2) = a
1.9 = a
therefore the height of the tower is 1.9 feet
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