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Question 1113457: Two students are looking at a flagpole in between them. Student 1 is looking at the pole with an angle of elevation of 36 degrees, and student B is looking at the pole with an angle of elevation of 48 degrees. They are 150m apart, find the height of the flagpole. Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Draw and label the description. Triangle base 150 meters, height of unknown y, and one angle at A is 36 degrees and other angle at B is 48 degrees.
A possible start using the picture might be .
Solve one of these for x and substitute into the other,
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