SOLUTION: A vertical pole, XY is erected on a piece of level ground. A student whose eye, E, is 1.5 m above the ground is standing at Z 12m away from Y, the foot of the pole. If ∠XEY = 50�

Question 1207336: A vertical pole, XY is erected on a piece of level ground. A student whose eye, E, is 1.5 m above the ground is standing at Z 12m away from Y, the foot of the pole. If ∠XEY = 50°, calculate the height of the top of the pole above ground level. Give your answer correct to the nearest metre.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first sketch:

let the height of pole be

then

using tangent rule we have

so, the height is

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