Question

1. In the diagram below, a large flagpole stands outside of an office

building. Mark realizes that when he looks up from the ground.
60 m away from the flagpole, that the top of the flagpole and the
top of the building line up. If the flagpole is 35m tall, and it is
310 m from the building, how tall is the building? Explain your
answer. On your answer sheet.copy the diagrams and label all
parts)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let h bet the height of the building.

Mark is 60+310 = 370 m from building.

35/60 = h/370

h = 1295/6 = 215⅚ meters