The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of the tower A is 28° and the angle of elevation of the top of tower A from the base of the tower B is 46°. The two tower lies in the same horizontal plane. If the height of the tower B is 120° m, find the height of tower A.     87.2 m 90.7 m 79.3 m 66.3 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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The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of the tower A is 28° and the angle of elevation of the top of tower A from the base of the tower B is 46°. The two tower lies in the same horizontal plane. If the height of the tower B is 120° m, find the height of tower A.
 
 
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90.7 m
79.3 m
66.3 m
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