Question

Bob the ranger is atop a fire tower that i son the side of a mountain.The fire tower is 10 meters high and the angle of depression from the top of the tower to the base of the mountain is 48 degrees. The tower creates a 115 degree angle with the mountain. How far up he mountain is the fire tower?

Feb 6, 2015

bobpursley

ASA?, so you know the other angle, all three angles. Use the law of sines.

Feb 6, 2015

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