Asked by nimisha
from a point on the ground the angle of elevation of the bottom and top of a flagstaff situated on top of a 120 m tall house is 30 and 45 degrees respectively.find the height of the flagstaff.
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Answered by
Steve
you know that the point on the ground is
240m from the bottom of the pole
120√3 m from the base of the house
so, in the 45° triangle,
120+h = 120√3
h = 120(√3-1) = 87.846 m
or using the law of cosines,
h^2 = 240^2 + 120^2*3+(120+h)^2 - 2(240)*√(120^2*3+(120+h)^2)*cos15°
240m from the bottom of the pole
120√3 m from the base of the house
so, in the 45° triangle,
120+h = 120√3
h = 120(√3-1) = 87.846 m
or using the law of cosines,
h^2 = 240^2 + 120^2*3+(120+h)^2 - 2(240)*√(120^2*3+(120+h)^2)*cos15°
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