Question

Wires are attached to a pole to make it more secure. The diagram shows one of those wires having a length of 220 feet. The angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole is 36. What is the height of the pole?


A. 178.0 ft
B. 374.3 ft
C. 159.8 ft
D. 129.3 ft

Answer 1

help anyone please

Answer 2

Just review the definitions of the basic trig functions. Check the diagram, and you can see that the height h can be found using

h/220 = sin 36°

Answer 3

A.178.0 ft

Answer 4

that is wrong its 129.3