SOLUTION: A 12 ft. flag pole is mounted on top of a school building.
If the top of the flagpole forms a 32° angle with the ground
50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall
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If the top of the flagpole forms a 32° angle with the ground
50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall
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Question 751494: A 12 ft. flag pole is mounted on top of a school building.
If the top of the flagpole forms a 32° angle with the ground
50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall is the school building? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 12 ft. flag pole is mounted on top of a school building.
If the top of the flagpole forms a 32° angle with the ground
50 ft. from the base of the building, about how tall is the school building?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with base angle = 32 degrees
and base = 50.
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height = base*tan(32)
height = 50*0.6349 = 31.24 ft
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height of bldg = 31.24-12 = 19.24 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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