SOLUTION: Sometime ago I asked a question about: The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow of a 12-ft flag pole to the top of the pole is 60 degrees. How far is it from the tip of th

Question 617676: Sometime ago I asked a question about: The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow of a 12-ft flag pole to the top of the pole is 60 degrees. How far is it from the tip of the shadow to the top of the pole?. Round answer.
My solution was Sine (60)=12/hypotenuse and hypotenuse=12/sine(60). When I enter on calculator the answer is not correct. Please assist me with corrections. Thank you very much for your time and hard efforts to assist students.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sin(60) = 12/h

h*sin(60) = 12

h = 12/(sin(60))

h = 12/(0.86602540378443)

h = 13.8564064605511

So the distance is roughly 13.8564064605511 feet

Note: Remember to round to whatever place they're looking for (it's not stated here since you just wrote "Round answer")
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow of a 12-ft flag pole to the top of the pole is 60 degrees. How far is it from the tip of the shadow to the top of the pole?
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sin(60) = 12/hyp
hyp = 12/sin(60)
hyp =~ 13.856 feet
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I don't know why it's rejected as wrong.
Maybe it's expecting more digits, or fewer?

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