Question

The height of tower a is 802 feet more than tower

b. The two towers have a combined height of 1226 feet. What are the heights of each​ tower?

Answer 1

The height of tower A is 1016 feet and tower B is 212 feet.

Step-by-step explanation

Suppose , the height of tower B is
`h` feet.

As the height of tower A is 802 feet more than tower B , so the height of tower B will be :
`(h+802) feet`

Given that, the two towers have a combined height of 1226 feet.

So, the equation will be...

`h+(h+802)=1226\\ \\ 2h=1226-802\\ \\ 2h=424\\ \\ h= (424)/(2)=212`

Thus, the height of tower B is 212 feet and height of tower A is (212+802) feet = 1016 feet.