Question

Find the height of the flagpole to the nearest meter. *

40
33
20
27

Answer 1

Option 4

Explanation:

From the given figure,

Measure of an angle = 34°

Adjacent side of the given angle = 40m

We have to find the length of the opposite side.

By applying tangent rule in the given right triangle,

tan(34°) =
`\frac{\text{Opposite side}}{\text{Adjacent side}}`

Opposite side = Adjacent side × tan(34°)

= 40 × 0.6745

= 26.98 m

≈ 27 m

Therefore, height of the flagpole is approximately 27 m.

Option 4 will be the answer.