SOLUTION: as the sun sets in the west, a pole casts a shadow 7.8m long. the angle of elevation of the sun is 26 degrees. find the height f the pole. round your answer to the nearest tenth of
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Question 256076: as the sun sets in the west, a pole casts a shadow 7.8m long. the angle of elevation of the sun is 26 degrees. find the height f the pole. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We are dealing with a right triangle with one leg 7.8 meters long
and the angle adjacent is 26
opposite/adjacent=?? tangent? cos? or sin? look them up
x/7.8= ? (26)
tangent is opp/adj
x/7.8=tan(26)
x=3.80431
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