document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41104>Question 41104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Height of a post. Betty observed that the lamp post in front of her house casts a shadow of length 8 feet when the angle of inclination of the sun is 60 degrees. How tall is the lamp post? (In a 30-60-90 right triangle, the side opposite 30 is one-half the length of the hypotenuse.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26539 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26539\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you make a proper diagram, you discover that the 8 foot shadow is opposite the 30 degree angle...that means the hypotenuse is 16 feet and the height of the flagpole is 8*sqrt(3) feet tall... </SPAN>\n" );
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