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What is the height of a mountain when from the bottom of a tower 180 meters in height the angle of elevation is 26.42 degrees and from its top the angle of elevation is 25.3 degrees?
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∙ 6y ago
By drawing a sketch from the given information then using triangulation and trigonometry the height of the mountain works out as 3704.435 meters rounded to three decimal places.
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∙ 6y ago
Peter Nowlan
Peter Nowlan
Peter Nowlan
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∙ 6y agoIt is 3704 metres high.
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What is the difference between height and elevation?
There is a big difference between height and elevation. Height is how tall something is. Elevation is how far above sea level something is.
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Angle of elevation: tan-1(100/130) = 37.6 degrees rounded to one decimal place
What is the synonym of elevation?
Altitude or height.
What is synonym for altitude?
Peak, elevation, height
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What is the height of a moutain when from the top of a tower which is 180 meters high the angle of elevation is 25.3 degrees and its bottom angle of elevation is 26.42 degrees?
Using the sine rules in trigonometry the height of the mountain works out as 3704 meters in height to the nearest whole number.
What is the equation for height in physics?
Height of an object = (elevation of its top) - (elevation of its bottom)
Is altitude greater at the top or bottom of the mountain?
At the top. "Altitude" means elevation or height above a surface, or above sea level.
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The rocky mountain have higher elevation elevation is the height of the landform above sea level
The height of a mountain peak above sea level is called?
elevation
Which map is better for showing the height of a mountain above sea level an elevation map or relief map?
An elevation map would be better because an elevation map measures height.
What is the height of a moutain when the distance between its angles of elevation which are 16.6 degrees and 22.3 degrees is 500 meters on level ground?
By drawing a sketch from the given information and then using trigonometry the height of the mountain works out as 546 meters rounded to the nearest whole number.
What is cuba highest mountain height?
The tallest mountain is Pico Turquino having an elevation of 1,974 meters.
What is the depth of an underwater mountain?
An underwater mountain has height from the ocean bottom, the top and bottom of the mountain have depth from the surface of the water.
What is the height of mount apo in kilometers?
Apo Mountain's elevation is 9,692 feet (2.954km).
When is the shadow equal in length to your height?
When the angle of elevation equals 45 degrees. tan-1(1) = 45 degrees.
Where is the highest elevation?
The highest mountain is Chomolungma (Everest) with 8 848 m.
