Height calculations

Exercises
The reading is 34 degrees.

Julia was standing 200 metres away form a launch site. She observed the rocket through her inclinometer The final reading is shown on the left.

Calculate the height of the rocket.
Stephen was 100 metres from a flag pole. He observed the top of the flag pole through his inclinometer. The angle was taken by his partner. What was the height of the flagpole if the angle was 18 degrees.

 

 You can measure the height of many objects if you know the distance you are from them.
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