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3 years ago

You stand 20 feet from a flagpole and sight the top at a 40 degree angle of elavatuon. How tall is the pole?

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1 answer:

LenKa [72]3 years ago

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Tan 40 = h / 20 where h = height of the pole.

h = 20 tan 40 = 16.78 feet

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