A flagpole and a building stands on the same horizontal level.From the point P at the bottom of the building.the angle of elevation of the top T of the flagpole is 65 degrees from the top Q of the building the angle of elevation of the point T is 25 degrees.If the building is 20m high,Calculate

(a)Distance PT
(b)Height of the flagpole
(c)Distance QT.

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
11 years ago

Draw a horizontal line from Q to the flagpole. Label the intersection S.

The height of the pole is thus 20+ST

since
SQ/ST = cot25
SQ/(ST+20) = cot65

equate and solve for ST
Now you can get SQ
PT^2 = SQ^2 + (ST+20)^2
QT^2 = SQ^2 + ST^2

User Icon for mathew mathew answered
6 years ago

I don't understand

User Icon for mathew guru mathew guru answered
6 years ago

∆PQT=65-25=40°. ∆PST=90+65=115.

PT=? ST=20m
PTsin40°=20sin115°
PT=28.2m

User Icon for mathew guru mathew guru answered
6 years ago

Height of the flagpole

Sin65°=X/28.2
X=28.2sin65°=25.6m

User Icon for mathew guru mathew guru answered
6 years ago

Distance QT

Cos65°=25.6/X
X=25.6/cos65°=11.9m
To find distance QT
Cos25°=11.9/X
X=11.9/cos25°=13.1m

User Icon for sultan sultan answered
6 years ago

Correct

User Icon for glory glory answered
4 years ago

i dont understand break it down that i can understand.

User Icon for Margaret Margaret answered
4 years ago

Plese explain better by using normal arithmetic signs

User Icon for lopez lopez answered
4 years ago

canyou explain with a diagram and explain better

User Icon for Anonymous Anonymous answered
4 years ago

I don't understand at all is like u don't no what u are doing

User Icon for Finest Finest answered
4 years ago

Ndi ala una dey mad u don't even no wat u re doing

User Icon for Apotieri Apotieri answered
4 years ago

Pls I don't understand ,pls explain with diagram

User Icon for Emmanuella Emmanuella answered
3 years ago

for distance QT its not cos 65, you wouldn't get 11.9 with that, it is Tan 65, then u would get 11.9

User Icon for Seun Seun answered
3 years ago

I understand 😊

User Icon for David David answered
2 years ago

He knows what he is doing, you just don't understand!