1. Two hills A and C have elevations of 610m and 790 m respectively. Inbetween A and C is another hill B which has an elevation of 700 m and islocated 10km from A and 13km km from C.a. Determine the clearance or obstruction of the line of sight at hill B if theobserver is at A so that C will be visible from A.b. If C is not visible from A, what height if tower must be constructed so that itcould be visible from A with the line of sight having a clearance of 1.9mabove hill B?c. What height of equal towers at A and C must be constructed in order thatA, B, C will be intervisible?2. C is a point having an elevation of 500m above datum, while A and B arepoints of unknown elevation. B is in between A and C. By means of aninstrument set at 1.3m above B, vertical angles are observed, that to A being -13°30' and that to C being +9°31'. The horizontal distance AB is 600m and thehorizontal distance BC is 1km. Making due allowance for earth's curvatureand atmospheric refraction.a. Compute the difference in elevation between A and B.b. Determine the difference in elevation between B and C.c. Determine the elevation of A.d. Determine the elevation of B.

Hill A and Hill C are drawn with elevation 610 m and 790 m, respectively. a) For similar triangles…

Determine the clearance or obstruction of the line of sight at hill B if the observer is at A so that C will be visible from A. If C is not visible from A, what height if tower must be constructed so that it could be visible from A with the line of sight having a clearance of 1.9m above hill B? What height of equal towers at A and C must be constructed in order that A, B, C will be intervisible?

Determine the clearance or obstruction of the line of sight at hill B if the observer is at A so that C will be visible from A. If C is not visible from A, what height if tower must be constructed so that it could be visible from A with the line of sight having a clearance of 1.9m above hill B? What height of equal towers at A and C must be constructed in order that A, B, C will be intervisible?

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