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Assessment and Application
2. From a point A, the angle of elevation to the top of a tree is 45 ° 10 ' , while from a point D,
50m farther from A on the same level, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 27 ° 45 ' .
How high is the tree?
3. From a window of one building, the angle of depression to the base of the second building is
29 ° 30 ' and the angle of elevation to the top is 47 ° 50 ' . If the buildings are 200m apart, how high
is the second building?
4. Kim wishes to spotlight a painting on a wall. The center of the painting is 2m from the floor
and the ceiling is 3.60 m high. The spotlight is placed on the ceiling 2.75 m from the wall. At
what angle must the spotlight be placed?
5. Three radio towers A, B, and C are situated such that A is 250 km west of C while B, due
south of C, bears S 30 ° 15 ' E from A. Find the distance from B to A and from B to C. What is the
bearing of A from B?
6. Ship A is due west of a lighthouse. Ship B is 12 km south of Ship A. From ship B the bearing
of the lighthouse is N 63 °20 ' E . How far is Ship A from the lighthouse?