Scott has been hired by the fire department to paint the outside walls of their training tower. The tower is a rectangular prism with sides 12 feet wide on each side at the base. In order to
estimate the amount of paint needed to complete the job, Scott must find the height of the
tower. He holds a clinometer at eye level, six feet from the ground, and aims it at the top edge
of the front wall of the tower while he stands 64 feet from its base and determines the angle of
elevation is 300. The tower forms a right angle at its base to the ground.
30
64 ft.
6 ft.
Find the height of the tower from the base.