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Solve for x

roman is standing away from a flag pole, how far away is he standing.

Solve for x roman is standing away from a flag pole, how far away is he standing.-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

take 39 degree as reference angle

using cos rule

cos 39=adjacent/hypotenuse

0.77=x/17

0.77*17=x

13.09=x

User Libu Mathew
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Answer:

13.21148134 meters

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

cos theta = adj/ hyp

cos 39 = x /17

17 cos 39 = x

13.21148134 = x

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