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Roman stands across from a flag pole.

What is the distance from Roman's feet to the base of the flag pole?



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Roman stands across from a flag pole. What is the distance from Roman's feet to the-example-1
User Judy
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Answer: It would be 13.2 because you'd need to round down.

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cos(∅) = adjacent ÷ hypotenuse
cos(39) = x ÷ 17m
cos(39) ≈ 0.77715 = x ÷ 17m
x = (0.77715)(17m)
x ≈ 13.2114
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