Question

7 in 1852, an indian mathematician, radhanath sikdar, used trigonometry to calculate the height of mt. everest. he measured the angle to the top mt. everest from two different spots, and used these angles, along with the distance between the two spots, to measure estimate the height.

the angle of elevation to the top of the peak (from point a), was measured to be 45°. from a point 17409.7 feet further away (point b), the angle of elevation was 32°.

diagram of mt. everest with angles and points a, b, o

a) label all the given information on the diagram above.
a=45° b=32° o=90

b) find the height sikdar calculated for mt. everest.

Explanation:

Step1: Define Variables

Let \( h \) be the height of[SSE onError error]

Answer:

Step1: Define Variables

Let \( h \) be the height of[SSE onError error]