Question

Sarah sights the top of the statue of liberty at an angle of elevation of 61 if sarah is 5.5 feet tall and is standing 166 feet from the base of the statue find its height answer

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure below:

 1. You have that:

 - Sarah sights the top of the statue of liberty at an angle of elevation of 61°.

 - She is standing 166 feet from the base of the statue.

 - Sarah is 5.5 feet tall.

 2. Therefore, the heigth of the statute is:

 Tan(61°)=x/166
 x=(166)(Tan(61°)
 x=299.47 feet

 Height of the statue=299.47 feet+5.5 feet
 Height of the statue=304.97 feet