Question

The shadow of a vertical tower is 50 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 35°. find the height of the tower. © k12 inc. 2. an airplane is flying 12,330 feet above level ground. the angle of depression from the plane to the base of a building is 11°. how far must the plane fly horizontally before it is directly over the building?

Answer 1

1.  To find the shadow of the tower, you must calculate the tangent of 35. Tan. (35) = x/ 50. X= tan (35) (50) = 35. The tower is 35 m.

2. To find how far the plane must fly, you must calculate the tangent of 11. Tan. (11) = 12,330 / x. X = 12,330/ tan (11). X = 63,432. The plane must fly 63,432 feet before it is directly over the building.

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