Question

PLEASE HELP GIVING MANY POINTS!

Answer 1

Answer:

  69.01 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA reminds you ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

The tangent function is useful for problems like this. Let the height of the spire be represented by h. The distance (d) across the plaza from the first surveyor satisfies the relation ...

  tan(50°) = (h -1.65)/d

Rearranging to solve for d, we have ...

  d = (h -1.65)/tan(50°)

The distance across the plaza from the second surveyor satisfies the relation ...

  tan(30°) = (101.65 -h)/d

Rearranging this, we have ...

  d = (101.65 -h)/tan(30°)

Equating these expressions for d, we can solve for h.

  (h -1.65)/tan(50°) = (101.65 -h)/tan(30°)

  h(1/tan(50°) +1/tan(30°)) = 101.65/tan(30°) +1.65/tan(50°)

We can divide by the coefficient of h and simplify to get ...

  h = (101.65·tan(50°) +1.65·tan(30°))/(tan(30°) +tan(50°))

  h ≈ 69.0148 ≈ 69.01 . . . . meters

The tip of the spire is 69.01 m above the plaza.