Question

You are standing 143 feet away from the base of a building and your clinometer measures 17° when it’s looking at the top of the building. (This angle is the one between the ground and the top of the building). Please calculate the height of the building.

Answer 1

43.7 ft

Explanation:

h= height of the building

tan(17) = h/143

h = tan(17) x 143 = 43.7 ft