The figure shows a flagpole and its shadow. The shadow has a length of 43 feet and the sun's rays make an angle of 30° with the

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ground.
What is the approximate height, x, of the flagpole?

A.
28 feet
B.
25 feet
C.
22 feet
D.
37 feet

1 answer:

Nataliya [291] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-07T23:52:11+03:00

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Answer:

B, 25 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be modeled as a triangle. Let x be the height of the flagpole. From the picture, we can see that tan30 = x/43. x = 43tan30 = 25 ft.