SOLUTION: To secure an outdoor canopy a 64 inch cord is extended from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. if the cord makes a 60 degree angle with the ground, how tall is the pole? giv

Question 751143: To secure an outdoor canopy a 64 inch cord is extended from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. if the cord makes a 60 degree angle with the ground, how tall is the pole? give answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Trigonometric ratio.
Imagine a right angle triangle
The pole represents the opposite side
The cord represents the hypotenuse.
Using sin = opposite/ hypotenuse
sin 60 = opposite/ 64 inches
Opposite = sin60 * 64 inches
Height of pole = 55.4 imches
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