Table of Data: Angle of Elevation West Spire S.

Big Tree 16 16 Angle of Elevation 2 18 20 Distance 99 97

West Rock Spire Drawing and Algebra:

Step 1: Set up Trig Ratios:

Step 2: Solve for H in each equation.

Step 3: Set equations equal to each other.

Step 4: Solve for w by moving w terms to one side of equation, undistributing/factoring w and dividing by the factor multiplied by w.

Step 5: Substitute value of w back into one of original equations to find H.

South Tree Drawing and Algebra:

Step 1: Set up Trig Ratios:

Step 2: Solve for H in each equation.

Step 3: Set equations equal to each other.

Step 4: Solve for w by moving w terms to one side of equation, undistributing/factoring w and dividing by the factor multiplied by w.

Step 5: Substitute value of w back into one of original equations to find H.