contestada

b) The height of the control tower. a) The shortest distance between the pilot and the base of the control tower. From a horizontal distance of 10.5km, a pilot observes that the angles of depression of the top and base of a control tower are 36° and 41 degrees respectively. Calculate he following:

Respuesta :

pstnonsonjoku

From the calculations, the height of the tower is 26.4 Km

What is the angle of depression?

If we know that the base of the tower is B and he top of the tower is T then to find the  shortest distance between the pilot and the base of the control tower;

Sin 41 = 10.5//BP/

/BP/ = 10.5/Sin 41

/BP/ = 15.9 Km

Now, the height of the control tower is obtained from;

First /AB/ = √(15.9)^2 - (10.5)^2

/AB/ = 11.9 Km

Given that;

Tan 36 = 10.5//BT/

/BT/=  10.5/Tan 36

/BT/=  14.5 Km

Hence the height of the tower is 11.9 Km + 14.5 Km = 26.4 Km

Learn more about angle of depression:https://brainly.com/question/13514202

#SPJ1

Otras preguntas