Asked by patrick

from point on horizontal ground a surveyor measures the angle of elevation of the top of a flagpole as18 degrees 40feets he moves 50meters nearer to the flagpole and measures the angle of elevation as degrees26
22feets.determine the height the height of the flagpole
Answered by Steve
draw a diagram
review your basic trig functions

now it is clear that you can find the height h using

h cot 18°40' - h cot 26°22' = 50
Answered by Jacob
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