SOLUTION: A student stands at a point due west of a flag pole and finds the angle of elevation is 25 degrees. Another student stands due east of the same flag pole and finds the angle of ele

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Question 1187933: A student stands at a point due west of a flag pole and finds the angle of elevation is 25 degrees. Another student stands due east of the same flag pole and finds the angle of elevation to be 30 degrees. If the students are standing 50 m apart from each other,find the height of the flag pole.
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A student stands at a point due west of a flag pole and finds the angle of elevation is 25 degrees.
Another student stands due east of the same flag pole and finds the angle of elevation to be 30 degrees.
If the students are standing 50 m apart from each other, find the height of the flag pole.
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Let h be the height of the flag pole, in meters.


Then the first student's distance from the flagpole is    meters.


The second student's distance from the flagpole is    meters.


Write the total distance equation between the students


     +  = 50 meters.


From this equation, express and calculate h


    h =  =  = 12.898 meters.    ANSWER


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