Here is a question I need to work through:
"From a point P on level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 26 degrees and 50 minutes. From a point 25.0 meters closer to the tower and on the same line with P and the base of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top is 53 degrees and 30 minutes. Approximate the height of the tower."
My question is, does the angle of elevation increase towards 90 degrees at the same rate as the distance of P from the base of tower decreases towards 0? In other words could I put (53.5-(26+50/60)/(90-(26+50/60) = 25/X and then solve for X to get the distance of P to the base? It seems like it would work but I've not learned anything about it.