Elevation angles
From the endpoints of the base 240 m long and inclined at an angle of 18° 15 ', the top of the mountain can be seen at elevation angles of 43° and 51°. How high is the mountain?
Correct answer:
Tips to related online calculators
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
We encourage you to watch this tutorial video on this math problem: video1
Related math problems and questions:
- Tower's view
From the church tower's view at the height of 65 m, the top of the house can be seen at a depth angle of alpha = 45° and its bottom at a depth angle of beta = 58°. Calculate the height of the house and its distance from the church. - The rescue helicopter
The rescue helicopter is above the landing site at a height of 180m. The site of the rescue operation can be seen from here at a depth angle of 52° 40 '. How far will the helicopter land from the rescue site? - Observation 17433
The aircraft flying just above point A can be seen from observation B, 2,400 meters away from point A, at an altitude of 52°30´. How high does the plane fly? - Steeple
We see the church tower from the road at an angle of 52°. When we zoom out to 29 meters away, it can be seen at an angle of 21°. How high is it? - Building 67654
The 15 m high building is 30 m away from the river bank. The river's width can be seen from the roof of this building at an angle of 15 °. How wide is the river? - Decimeters 3594
From a distance of 36 meters from the chimney base, its top can be seen at an angle of 53 °. Calculate the chimney height and the result round to whole decimeters. - Tourist 39691
How far from the lookout tower 48 m high did the tourist stand if he saw its top at an angle of 40 °? - Two boats
Two boats are located from a height of 150m above the surface of the lake at depth angles of 57° and 39°. Find the distance of both boats if the sighting device and both ships are in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the lake. - Tree
Between points A and B is 50m. From A we see a tree at an angle 18°. From point B we see the tree in three times bigger angle. How tall is a tree? - Angles of elevation
From points A and B on level ground, the angles of elevation of the top of a building are 25° and 37° respectively. If |AB| = 57m, calculate, to the nearest meter, the distances of the top of the building from A and B if they are both on the same side of - Clouds
From two points A and B on the horizontal plane was observed forehead cloud above the two points under elevation angle 73°20' and 64°40'. Points A , B are separated by 2830 m. How high is the cloud? - Depth angles
At the top of the mountain stands a castle, which has a tower 30 meters high. We see the crossroad in the valley from the top of the tower and heel at depth angles of 32° 50 'and 30° 10'. How high is the top of the mountain above the crossroad? - Building
The building I focused at an angle 30°. When I moved 5 m building I focused at an angle 45°. What is the height of the building? - Hot air balloon
The center of the balloon is at an altitude of 600 m above the ground (AGL). From habitat on earth is the center of the balloon to see in elevation angle 38°20' and the balloon is seen from the perspective of angle 1°16'. Calculate the diameter of the bal - Altitude angles
Cities A, B, C lie in one elevation plane. C is 50 km east of B, B is north of A. C is deviated by 50° from A. The plane flies around places A, B, C at the same altitude. When the aircraft is flying around B, its altitude angle to A is 12°. Find the altit - Right triangle
Calculate the length of the remaining two sides and the angles in the rectangular triangle ABC if a = 10 cm, angle alpha = 18°40'. - Mast
Mast has 13 m long shadow on a slope rising from the mast foot in the direction of the shadow angle at angle 13.3°. Determine the height of the mast, if the sun above the horizon is at angle 45°12'.
