Question

A person is standing at a distance of 50 m from a temple looking at its top. The angle of elevation is 45°. Find the height of the temple.

Answer 1

tanθ = `("AB")/("BC")`

tan45° = `("AB")/50`

1 = `"h"/50`

1 × 50 = h

h = 50 m

The height of the temple is 50 m.