SOLUTION: Find to the nearest feet height of a flagpole which cast a shadow 44.8 ft. long when the angle of elevation of the sun was 36degrees.

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Question 187352: Find to the nearest feet height of a flagpole which cast a shadow 44.8 ft. long when the angle of elevation of the sun was 36degrees.
Answer by jojo14344(1513)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let's draw the diagram to get a picture:

By Trigo Function:

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Thank you,
Jojo

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