Question

a surveyor on level ground finds the angle of elevation of a 138-foot flagpole to be 47 degrees how far from the base of the pole is the surveyor?

Answer 1

Now Taylor, I told you to draw a picture.
what is adjacent side, what is opposite side, what is hypotenuse?

Answer 2

I don't get any of this my teacher never shows us anything i have asked for help and he doesnt

Answer 3

ok, recipe for right triangle where hypotenuse is opposite right angle:

sin of angle = opposite side/hypotenuse
cos of angle = adjacent side / hypotenuse
tan of angle = opposite side/adjacent side

Answer 4

look at

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/algtrig/ATT1/trigsix.htm

you only really need sin, cos, tan for now.

Answer 5

thanks

Answer 6

You are welcome, good luck !