A man sets a 3ft high transit on level ground 12 ft away and perpendicular to a wall?

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He then points the transit at the top of the roof and notes the azimuth as 51.34 degrees.
How high is the wall?

2006-10-13 10:51:44 · 2 answers · asked by odu83 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Do you mean elevation ?

If true the wall is then

3 + tan (51.34)*12 = 18 ft high

2006-10-13 15:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by amature music learner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

H = 3 +12tan(51.34)

2006-10-13 11:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋