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the height of a flagpole is 36ft a student stands 50 ft from the foot of the flag pole what is the measure of the angle of elevation from the student's eye level to the top of the flagpole given that the student is 5.5ft? round to the nearest 10th

 Mar 9, 2015

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We have an opposite side and an adjacent side......therefore......

tanθ  = (36 - 5.5) / 50   =  30.5 / 50

So, the angle is given by

tan-1 (30.5 / 50 ) = θ = about 31.4°

 

  

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We have an opposite side and an adjacent side......therefore......

tanθ  = (36 - 5.5) / 50   =  30.5 / 50

So, the angle is given by

tan-1 (30.5 / 50 ) = θ = about 31.4°

 

  

CPhill Mar 9, 2015

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