To calculate the cost of painting his silo, a farmer must find its height. The farmer uses a cardboard square to line up the top and bottom of the silo as shown in the diagram below. Approximate the height of the silo, rounded to the nearest foot.

Height of the silo = 18 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the figure attached BC is the length of the silo and the height of the farmer is 5 ft.

Farmer is standing at 8 ft distance from the silo.

From triangle AEC,

tan(∠CAE) = CE/AE=5/8

m(∠CAE) = tan-1 (5/8)

= 32°

m∠BAE = 90° - 32° = 58°

From the triangle ABE,

tan58° = BE/AE

BE = 8tan58°

BE = 12.8 ft

Total height of the silo = BE + EC

= 12.8 + 5

= 17.8

≈ 18 ft          

Therefore, the total height of the silo is 18 ft.

-362

step-by-step explanation:

(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

      \   /               \   /

          72     -     432 - 3 = -363