A pilot of an aircraft knows that the vehicle in landing configuration will glide 2.0 × 10^1 km from a height of 2.00 × 10^3 m. A TV transmitting tower is located in a direct line with the local runway. If the pilot glides over the tower with 3.0 × 10^1 m to spare and touches down on the runway at a point 6.5 km from the base of the tower, how high is the tower?

What will be an ideal response?


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