TV tower

Calculate the height of the television tower if an observer standing 430 m from the base of the tower sees the peak at an altitude angle of 23°?

Correct result:

y =  182.5242 m

Solution:

x=430 m A=23∘  tan⁡A=yx  y=x⋅ tan⁡A∘=x⋅ tan⁡23∘ =430⋅ tan⁡23∘ =430⋅ 0.424475=182.524=182.5242 m

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