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Problem No. 1
1. MACKY IS STANDING 100FT FROM THE
EIFFEL TOWER AND SEES A BIRD LAND ON
THE TOP OF THE TOWER. IF THE ANGLE
FROM MACKY TO THE TOP OF THE EIFFEL
TOWER IS CLOSE TO 84.60, HOW TALL IS
THE TOWER?

Problem No.1 Illustration:

84.60

100ft

SOLUTION AND ANSWER

Given:
Distance from the tower (adjacent side) = 100ft
Angle of inclination (elevated angle) = 84.6
Let X = height of the tower (opposite side)
Solution:
TOA: Tangent = Opposite over Adjacent

Therefore the height of the tower is 1057.89ft.

PROBLEM NO. 2

2. A ladder 39 feet long leans against a

building and reaches the ledge of a window. If
the foot of the ladder is 15ft from the foot of
the building. How high is the window ledge
about the ground?

Problem No. 2 Illustration:

X
39ft

15ft

SOLUTION AND ANSWER

Given:
Length of the ladder (hypotenuse) = 39ft
Distance of the ladder from the foot of the building (adjacent side) = 15ft
Let X = height of the window ledge from the ground (opposite side)
Solution:
Let a = adjacent side, b = opposite side, c = hypotenuse
Since b is missing, we can solve b by:
Now, we can substitute the given values to find the value of b

Therefore, the height of the window ledge from the ground is 36ft.