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the angle of elevation from the tip of a flagpoles shadow to the top of the flagpole is 58 degrees. the length of the shadow is 12 ft. find the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a foot.

User Ddmteetu
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We will solve as follows:

*First: We will calculate the measurement of the hypotenuse formed by the top of the pole and the end of the shadow:


12=h\cos (58)\Rightarrow h=(12)/(\cos (58))
\Rightarrow h=22.64495898\ldots\Rightarrow h\approx22.6

*Second: We will now determine the height of the pole using the hypotenuse and the angle, that is:


y=((12)/(\cos(58)))\sin (58)\Rightarrow y=19.20401435\ldots
\Rightarrow y\approx19.2

From this, we have that the height of the pole is approximately 19.2 ft.

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