Answer to Question #136504 in Trigonometry for Brianna Jackson

Question #136504
From a horizontal distance of 80.0 m, the angle of elevation to the top of a flagpole is 18°. Calculate the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a metre.
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Expert's answer
2020-10-06T12:47:41-0400

Height= horizontal distance×tan theta

Therefore height =80×tan18"^\\circ"

=25.993 metres

The height of the pole to the nearest tenth of a metre =26.0 metres.


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