From a point on level ground 50 m away from the foot of a vertical tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 45°. What is the height of the tower?
Correct answer D. 50 m
Explanation
In the right triangle formed, tan 45° = height / distance = 1, so the height equals the distance, which is 50 m.
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