140k views
0 votes
Ben was walking down the street and saw a large bird on top of a flagpole. He has an eye for angles of elevation, and calculated that the angle of elevation from his position was 25°. He quickly ran toward the flagpole 20 feet to get a better view of the bird, which he now sees is a 40 pound hummingbird. At this position, he notes that the angle of elevation is 65°.

a) Draw a diagram to represent the situation (2 marks).
B)How far away was he from the flag pole originally? (3 marks)
c)
How tall is the flagpole? (3 marks)

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

18 degrees

The angle of elevation of the top of a flagpole from a point on the ground 30 meters from the base of the flagpole is 18 degrees.

User Darko Cerdic
by
8.3k points