SOLUTION: Find to the nearest feet height of a flagpole which cast a shadow 44.8 ft. long when the angle of elevation of the sun was 36degrees.

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Question 187352: Find to the nearest feet height of a flagpole which cast a shadow 44.8 ft. long when the angle of elevation of the sun was 36degrees.
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let's draw the diagram to get a picture:

By Trigo Function:
sin%28alpha%29=opp%2Fhyp=Flagpole%2Fshadow
sin%2836%5Eo%29=Flagpole%2F44.8ft--->Flagpole=44.8ft%2Asin%2836%5Eo%29
red%28Flagpole=26.33ft%29
Thank you,
Jojo