At a horizontal distance of 34 meters from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to the top is 72 degrees. Find the line of sight distance to the nearest meter.
I set this up tan72=x/34
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I believe your set up finds the height of the tower. The line of sight to the BASE of the tower is 34 meters by measurement. The line of sight to the TOP of the tower is cos 72 = 34/x
so the nearest meter would be 110.0
yes
thank you