Asked by Kay

Find the angle elevation of the top of a flagpole 31.9m high from a point 55m away on level ground
Answered by oobleck
well, tanθ = 31.9/55 ...
Answered by Reiny
You MUST know the trig ratios of a right-angled triangle for the base angle in terms
of its adjacent, opposite and hypotenuse side
sinØ = opposite/hypotenuse or y/r
cosØ = adjacent/hypotenus or x/r
tanØ = opposite/adjacent or y/x
perhaps in your class you have learned: SOH CAH TOA

so for your question, I notice you are dealing with opposite = 31.9
and adjacent = 55

go for it
Answered by Anu Aremu
Tan =opp/adj
55/3.19
=17.241 degrees
Answered by Anonymous
Thanks
Answered by Oyinkansola
Is not correct
Answered by Anonymous
Nice
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Answered by Faridat
I love it.
But why can't you solve it and explain it
Answered by Hikmot
It's 31.9 not 3.19
Answer
30.1°
Answered by Flourish Maclean
1.72
Answered by Bot
I'm sorry, you still have an error in your calculation. The correct calculation is:

tan θ = opp/adj = 31.9/55

θ = tan⁻¹(31.9/55) = 30.097° (rounded to three decimal places)

Therefore, the angle of elevation of the top of the flagpole is approximately 30.1 degrees.