SOLUTION: To find the height of a pole, a surveyor moves 80 feet away, from the base of the pole and then measures the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole to be 63�. Wh

Question 696157: To find the height of a pole, a surveyor moves 80 feet away, from the base of the pole and then measures the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole to be 63�. What is the height of the pole? Round answer to the nearest foot.
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To find the height of a pole, a surveyor moves 80 feet away, from the base of the pole and then measures the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole to be 63�. What is the height of the pole? Round answer to the nearest foot.
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tan(63) = h/80

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