Clinometer Project

By: Sophia Wiest & Andrew Kunz

Data Collection
Short Guess the Horizontal Angle of Height to eye
description of height before distance to elevation level of person
what you are measurements object holding
measuring or calculations clinometer
Staircase at 250 inches 402 inches 70 66 inches
CWNCHS 20.8 feet 33.5 feet 5.5 feet
Steeple at 650 inches 532 inches 40 66 inches
CWNCHS 54.2 feet 44.3 feet 5.5 feet
Lights at 200 inches 721 inches 80 66 inches
CWNCHS 16.7 feet 60.1 feet 5.5 feet
Staircase at CWNCHS

tan(70) =
402
402 tan(70)=
=1104.49+66
X =1170.5 inches
=97.5 feet

70
33.5 feet 5.5 feet
Steeple at CWNCHS

tan(40) =
532
532 tan(40)= X
X=446.4+ 66= 512.4 inches
X= 42.7 feet
X

40

44.3 feet 66 inches

Spotlight Balcony at CWNCHS

80 721
t (80) =

tan (80)= 721
X 721
=
tan 80
= 127.13 + 66
= 193.13 inches
60.1 feet = 16.1 feet