5.) Suppose you have the job of measuring the height of the local water tower. Climbing makes you dizzy, so you decide to do the whole job at ground level. You find that from appoint 47.3 meters from the tower's base, you must look up at an angle of 53° (angle of elevation) to see the top of the tower. How high is the tower?

5.) Suppose you have the job of measuring the height of the local water tower. Climbing makes you dizzy, so you decide to do the whole job at ground level. You find that from appoint 47.3 meters from the tower's base, you must look up at an angle of 53° (angle of elevation) to see the top of the tower. How high is the tower?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter2: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Section2.4: Applications

Problem 48PS: Albert lives in New Orleans. At noon on a summer day, the angle of elevation of the sun is 84. The...

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