2. John's house is 16 m from a television tower. From his window, he figured that the angle of depression to the base of the tower is 24°, and the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 42°. Find the height of the tower. 42° 24 16 m

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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John's house is 16 m from a television tower.
From his window, he figured that the angle of
depression to the base of the tower is 24°, and
the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is
42°. Find the height of the tower.
22.
16 m
Transcribed Image Text:John's house is 16 m from a television tower. From his window, he figured that the angle of depression to the base of the tower is 24°, and the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 42°. Find the height of the tower. 22. 16 m
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