Question

Explain how a drone that is flown high above a city could be used calculate the height of a building or other landmark, using a method like the one you used to find the height of the Bell Tower. Give detailed step by step instructions that a classmate could follow. Include a figure.

I listed the steps below:

Steps to calculating the height of a building using a drone:

1. Use the drone’s ability to measure X and Y coordinates corresponding to the width (x) and height (y) of a given building.

2. Fly the drone a measured distance away from the building in line with the top. Use the GPS system to measure the angle of depression from the top of the building to the base.

3. Use the Law of Cosines formula to calculate the height of the building.

What would the figure look like? If you need any variables, please make them up!

Thanks!

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