To Determine the Height of an Inaccessible Mountain
Let PQ be the symbolic representation of the mountain (h), inaccessible for direct measurement. Let A and B be two
points of elevation subtending angles q1
and q2 of the top of the mountain at
P. Since the distance AB is a known quantity, - a horizontal entity say x,
applying trigonometry, we have,
where the values of x, q1 and q2 are known as h is evaluated.
