Question 86013
The flagpole, rope and ground form a right triangle, with the rope being the hypoteneuse. Let x = height of the flagpole. You can write the following:
{{{tan(60)=x/14}}}
{{{x=14*tan(60)}}}
since tan(60)=sqrt(3), the final answer is:
{{{highlight(14sqrt(3))}}}
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