Homework Help: Math

Posted by Danielle on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 12:58am.

From an observation tower that overlooks a runway, the angles of depressin of point A, on one side of the runway, and point B, on the opposite side of the runway are, 6degree and 13degree, respectively. The points and the tower are in the same vertical plance and the distance from A and B is 1.1km. Determine the height of the tower.

Math - Henry, Monday, September 3, 2012 at 9:22pm
Draw 2 rt triangles witha common ver. side.
h = Y = Ver. side.
1.1km+X = Hor. side.
X = dist. from hyp. of smaller triangle to base of tower.

tan6 = h/(1.1+X).
h = (1.1+X)tan6.

tan13 = h/X
h = X*tan13.

h = (1.1+X)tan6 = X*tan13
(1.1+X)tan6 = X*tan13
1.1*tan6+X*tan6 = X*tan13
X*tan6-X*tan13 = -1.1*tan6
0.1051x-0.2309x = -0.1156
-0.12577x = -0.1156
X = 0.92 km.

h = X*tan13 = 0.212 km. = 212 m.

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