Homework Help: trig

Posted by Chastity on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 11:25pm.

To calculate the height of a cliff, a surveyor takes the following measurements. The cliff's shadow is 12m, while at the same time a meter stick has a shadow of 2m. Draw a diagram and find the height of the cliff.

trig - Logan, Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 5:16pm
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