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A pleasant day! Here is the word problem:
Brenda finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole 145 ft. from the foot of the pole 38°25'. Wh
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Brenda finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole 145 ft. from the foot of the pole 38°25'. Wh
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Question 827242: Dear Sir/Madam;
A pleasant day! Here is the word problem:
Brenda finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole 145 ft. from the foot of the pole 38°25'. What is the height of the pole?
Thank you so much for your help! Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Brenda finds that the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole 145 ft. from the foot of the pole 38°25'. What is the height of the pole?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = "h", base = 145,
and base angle = 38 25' = 38.42 degrees
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Equation:
tan(38.42) = h/145
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h = 145*tan(38.42) = 115 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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