The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. is surrounded by a circle of 50 American flags that are each 100 feet from the base

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The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. is surrounded by a circle of 50 American flags that are each 100 feet from the base

of the monument. The distance from the base of a flag pole to the top of the monument is 564 feet. What is the angle of elevation from the base of a flag pole to the top of the monument?

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mihalych1998 [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-22T18:40:49+03:00

mihalych1998 [28]2 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

cosx=100/564

x=arccos(100/564)

x=79.79 degrees (to the nearest hundredth of a degree)