2. When a man measured the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a cert point, it was found to be 50°. When he walked 20m away from that point, the angle elevation of the top of the tower is 38°. What is the distance from the top of the tow to the 2nd observation point?
2. When a man measured the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a cert point, it was found to be 50°. When he walked 20m away from that point, the angle elevation of the top of the tower is 38°. What is the distance from the top of the tow to the 2nd observation point?
Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions
Section2.4: Trigonometric Functions
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2. When a man measured the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a certain
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from each other are the other ends of the ropes?
2. When a man measured the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a certain
point, it was found to be 50°. When he walked 20m away from that point, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is 38°. What is the distance from the top of the tower
to the 2nd observation point?
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