Question

A wire from the top of a TV tower makes an angle of 49.5 with the ground and touches the ground 225 feet from the base of the tower. How high is the tower?
bobpursley
h/225= tangent 49.5deg If I understand the picture correctly, check me.

solve for h.
146.13 feet
263.44 ft.

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