document.write( "Question 617676: Sometime ago I asked a question about: The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow of a 12-ft flag pole to the top of the pole is 60 degrees. How far is it from the tip of the shadow to the top of the pole?. Round answer.\r
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document.write( "My solution was Sine (60)=12/hypotenuse and hypotenuse=12/sine(60). When I enter on calculator the answer is not correct. Please assist me with corrections. Thank you very much for your time and hard efforts to assist students. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #388471 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! sin(60) = 12/h\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h*sin(60) = 12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h = 12/(sin(60))\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h = 12/(0.86602540378443)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h = 13.8564064605511\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance is roughly 13.8564064605511 feet\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: Remember to round to whatever place they're looking for (it's not stated here since you just wrote \"Round answer\") \n" ); document.write( " |