Asked by Adebanjo Firdaus
A young man measures 1.7m tall,while standing measures the angle of elevation of the top of a pole as 40°.If he is 15m from the pole,what is the height of the pole.
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Answered by
oobleck
assuming his eyes are on the top of his head, then a simple diagram will show that the height h can be found using
(h-1.7)/15 = tan40°
(h-1.7)/15 = tan40°
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