Question

A surveyor is measuring the distance across a small lake. He has set up his transit on one side of the lake 130 feet from a piling that is directly across from a pier on the other side of the lake. From his transit, the angle between the piling and the pier is 60°. What is the distance between the piling and the pier to the nearest foot?

Answer 1

x = 225.16 feet

Explanation:

Given that,

The angle between the piling and the pier is 60°.

A surveyor has set up his transit on one side of the lake 130 feet from a piling that is directly across from a pier on the other side of the lake.

We need to find the distance between the piling and the pier. Let the distance be d. Using the trigonometry to find it as follows :

`\tan(60)=(x)/(130)\\\\x=\tan(60)* 130\\\\x=225.16\ feet`

So, the required distance is 225.16 feet.