Question

The telephone pole is _____ feet tall (Round to the nearest whole number)

14 ft
85 ft
42 ft
33 ft

Answer 1

`33\ ft`

Explanation:

Let

y-----> the height of the telephone pole

we know that

In the right triangle of the figure

The sine of angle of 67 degrees is equal to divide the opposite side of angle of 67 degrees by the hypotenuse

`sin(67\°)=(y)/(36)`

solve for y

`y=(36)sin(67\°)=33\ ft`