Question

. Explain how trigonometry can be used to determine the height of a cell phone tower. Be sure to list the tools required and how they will be used.

Answer 1

well a cellphone tower has angles and it has a distance so it is possible to use trigonometry to determine its height. tools to be used are maybe a calculator, measuring tape, paper, and a pencil or pen

Answer 2

To measure the height of a cell phone tower using trigonometry, we can use trigonometric reasons.

In most of the cases, we recur to the tanget, because it relates the height of the tower cell and the horizontal distance to the tower.

`tan \theta = (h)/(d)`

Where
`\theta` is the angle formed by the ground and the ditance from the grond to the top of the tower,
`h` is the height of the tower and
`d` is the distance between the person and the tower.

The image attached shows the right triangle formed.

So, the tangent reason we use to find the height of the tower.

Using an odometer, we measure the distance of the ground. Using a theodolite we measure the angle
`\theta`. Then, we use the tangent reason to find
`h`.

That's how we measure the height of the tower.