Question

A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 60º and from the same point, the angle of elevation of the bottom of the pedestal is 45º. Find the height of the pedestal.

Answer 1

Let AB be the pedestal of height h metres and.BC be the statue of height 1.6 m (Fig. 11.35).