document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188644>Question 188644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a triganometry problem that deals with SOHCAHTOA<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the height of a pole, a surveyor moves 100 ft. away from the base of the pole and then, with a transit 5 ft. tall, measures the angle of elevation to the top of the pole to be 29 degrees. What is the height of the pole? Round answer to the nearest foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=141447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tan 29=x/100  x is 5 feet less than the total length of the pole so we need to add 5 feet to our answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.554309051 (100)=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=55.43 feet . Now we must add 5 feet to account for the height of the transit<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55.43 + 5 = 58.43 feet......rounded to neares foot is 58 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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