SOLUTION: Joanna knows that when her line of sight is 34 ft to the top of flagpole, the angle of elevation is 27 degrees her eyes are 5 ft from the ground, what should be the height of the f

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Question 1168023: Joanna knows that when her line of sight is 34 ft to the top of flagpole, the angle of elevation is 27 degrees her eyes are 5 ft from the ground, what should be the height of the flagpole ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw the right triangle. Find vertical flag pole y AND THEN add the five feet of Joanna.

sin%2827%29=y%2F34------this much "y" does not include Joanna's height.

y=34%2Asin%2827%29-----------this is just from Joanna's head level to the top of flag pole.

For the vertical distance underneat,
y%2B5=highlight%2834%2Asin%2827%29%2B5%29