Question

To find the height of a pole a surveyor moves 140 feet away from the base of the pole and then with a transit 4 feet tall measures the angle of elevation to the top of the pole to be 44° to the nearest foot what is the height of the pole

Answer 1

tan44°=x/140

x=135.19

x is the partial height of the pole after we exclude 4 feet tall height.

then add 4 to x=139.12 feet