document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=576268>Question 576268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the height of a flagpole, a surveyor moves 90 feet away from the base of the flagpole and then, with a transit 3 feet tall, measures the angle of elevation to the top of the flagpole to be 60°. What is the height of the flagpole? Round your answer to the nearest foot. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "applying trig...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = length of flag pole from the transit<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(60) = x/90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90*tan(60) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "155.88 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rounded<BR>\n" );
document.write( "156 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we must add the height of the transit:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "156 + 3 = 159 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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