Question

a woman standing at position a finds that the angle of elevation to the top of a 260 m high tower is 35 degrees. upon walking to position B which is closer to the tower she finds that the angle has become 52 degrees. find the distance that the women walked in between making the observations

Answer 1

168.2 m

Explanation:

total distance:

tan(35)=260/x

0.7=260/x

x=371.43

closer distance:

tan(52)=260/y

1.28=260/y

y=203.13

walking distance:

371.43-203.23=168.2 m