Eiffel Tower Trig

Question

To provide support during repairs to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, World Wide Engineering stretched a 3,765 foot cable from the top of the tower to a spot far away from the base. The cable made an angle of elevation of 19.96 degrees from the ground to the top of the hundredth. tower. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? Round your final answer(s) to the nearest

Answer 1

Make a right triangle with the angle of elevation from the ground to the cable equal to 19.96⁰  and the hypotenuse length is the length of the cable, 3,765ft, and the height of the tower is the leg opposite the angle of elevation. Therefore, you know the hypotenuse and angle and need to find the opposite length. Remember SOHCAHTOA and solve for "O"!