bernhardt and julia are observing an eagles nest in a tree. Julia is 75m from the tree, and sees it at an angle of elevation of 42 degrees

Question

A)How high up the tree is the nest

B)Bernhardt is standing 30m behind julia. At what angle of elevation does he see the nest?

Answer 1

A )

tan ( 42 ° ) = H / 75

H = 75 tan 42 °

H = 75 * 0.9004

H = 67.53 m

B )

tan ( theta ) = H / ( 75 + 30 )

tan ( theta ) = H / 105

tan ( theta ) = 67.53 / 105

tan ( theta ) = 0.643143

theta = 32 ° 44 ' 49 "