Question

You stand 50 feet from a monument. The angle of depression from the top of the monument to your feet is 64 degrees. Approximately how tall is the monument

Answer 1

Answer:

The monument is approximately 86.6 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

The given monument parameters are;

The distance of the person from the monument = 50 feet

The angle of depression from the top of the monument to the person's feet = 64°

Given that the angle of elevation to the top of the monument from the person's feet = The angle of depression from the top of the monument to the person's feet, we have;

tan(Angle of depression) = tan(Angle of elevation) = (The height of the monument)/(The distance from the monument)

∴ The height of the monument = tan(Angle of depression) × The distance from the monument

Substituting the known values, gives;

The height of the monument = tan(60°) × 50 ≈ 86.6

The height of the monument ≈ 86.6 feet.