A straight line to the top of a structure is 2500 units long
It makes an angle of 12 degrees with the horizon.
Find the height of the structure.
Sight Line
The sight line forms a hypotenuse to a right triangle.
The angle of the line of sight is 12
Set up a right triangle
Using a right triangle formula for the height of the structure, we get:
Height of the Right Triangle Leg = Hypotenuse * sin(Base Angle)
Height of the Right Triangle Leg = 2500 * sin(12)
Height of the Right Triangle Leg = 2500 * (0.20791169058367)
Final Answer
Height of the Right Triangle Leg = 519.77922645917
