An Observer stand on level ground 500 m from the base of a Meralco post and looks up at an angle of 36° to see the top of the tower. How high is the Meralco post?
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An Observer stand on level ground 500 m from the base of a Meralco post and looks up at an angle of 36° to see the top of the tower. How high is the Meralco post?
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Answer:
The height of the Meralco post is 251.4 meters.
```
sin(36°) = h / 500 m
h = 500 m * sin(36°)
h = 251.4 m
```
where:
* h is the height of the Meralco post
* 500 m is the distance from the observer to the base of the Meralco post
* 36° is the angle of elevation from the observer to the top of the Meralco post
The answer is rounded to the nearest meter.