Asked by hyguyuygiug

Deshaun is looking up at a flag that is 50 feet away from him at an angle of elevation from ground level of 35°
What is the flagpole’s height, x, and the distance between Deshaun and the top of the flagpole, y? Round to the nearest hundredth place (2 decimal places).(2 points)
x=

feet and y=

meters.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
x = 50·tan(35°) = 35.01 feet (rounded)

y = (50 / cos(35°)) · 0.3048 = 18.60 meters (rounded)