Question

Two towers 50 meters apart from the top of the shorter tower to the top of the taller tower 43 degree elevation, depression from the top of shorter tower to the bottom of the taller tower is 36 degrees what is the height of each tower?
Draw a diagram.
Review your basic trig functions.
It should be clear that the taller tower has height

50 tan36° + 50 tan43°

the shorter tower's height is just

50 tan36°

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