Question
A girl with eyes level height of 1.65 observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tower 20m away is 40,calculate the height of the tower
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let the height of the tower be h meters.
Using trigonometry, we can set up the following equation:
tan(40) = h / 20
tan(40) = h / 20
h = 20 * tan(40)
h ≈ 20 * 0.8391
h ≈ 16.782 meters
Therefore, the height of the tower is approximately 16.782 meters.
Using trigonometry, we can set up the following equation:
tan(40) = h / 20
tan(40) = h / 20
h = 20 * tan(40)
h ≈ 20 * 0.8391
h ≈ 16.782 meters
Therefore, the height of the tower is approximately 16.782 meters.