Question: 8
A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on a top of pedestal,
from a point on the ground, the angle of elevation
of the top of statue is and from the same point
the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is
. Find the height of the pedestal.
Solution:
Fig. Exc_9.1_8
Let us consider, AB as the statue, BC as the
pedestal, and D as the point on the ground from
where the elevation angles are to be measured.
In ,