Solved: Height A flagpole at a right angle to the horizontal is located on a slope that

Chapter 6, Problem 48

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Height A flagpole at a right angle to the horizontal is located on a slope that makes an angle of with the horizontal. The flagpoles shadow is 16 meters long and points directly up the slope. The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the sun is (a) Draw a triangle to represent the situation. Show the known quantities on the triangle and use a variable to indicate the height of the flagpole. (b) Write an equation that can be used to find the height of the flagpole. (c) Find the height of the flagpole.

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