SOLUTION: I have another word problem that I need help with please.
A flag pole perpindicular to the ground casts a shadow on the ground that is 19 feet long.The angle formed from the end
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: I have another word problem that I need help with please.
A flag pole perpindicular to the ground casts a shadow on the ground that is 19 feet long.The angle formed from the end of the shadow to the top of the flag pole is 39 degrees. How tall is the flag pole?
This question is from textbook Mathematics For Technical trades
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use the tangent function on this problem: (h = height of flagpole.)
Multiply both sides by 19.
feet.
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