Question

the find the height of a pole, a surveyor moves 140 feet away from the the base of the pole and then, with a transfer 4 feet tall, measures the angle of elevation to the top of the pole 44 degrees. the the nearest foot, what is the height of the pole?

Answer 1

That should be "... with a TRANSIT 4 feet tall..."
tangent (44) = pole / 140
.96569 = pole / 140
pole = 135.1966  PLUS the transit height =
pole = 139.1966