Angle of elevation problem:

An engineer determines that the angle of elevation from her position to the top of the tower is 52 degrees. She measures the angle of elevation again from a point 47 meters farther from the tower and finds to be 31 degrees. both positions are due east of the town. find the height of the tower.

please include a drawing for explanation :)
thanks.

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Angle of elevation problem:

An engineer determines that the angle of elevation from her position to the top of the tower is 52 degrees. She measures the angle of elevation again from a point 47 meters farther from the tower and finds to be 31 degrees. both positions are due east of the town. find the height of the tower. 

please include a drawing for explanation :)
thanks.

phi · Answer

This shows what an angle of elevation is http://www.mathwords.com/a/angle_elevation.htm can you draw a picture for your problem and label it?

anonymous · Answer

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