when the top of the eiffel tower is viewed at a distance of 200 feet from the base, the angle of elevation is 79.2 degrees estimate the height of the tower

Answer 1

From the angle of elevation, you are asked to find the opposite side. You are given the adjacent side. Tan can be used to solve this.

Let x = height of the tower

tan = opposite/adjacent

tan 79.2 = x/200 Multiply both sides of the equation by 200

200 tan 79.2 = x/200 (200) Simplify

x=1048 ft (rounded to the nearest foot)