If you are standing 85 ft from the base of a flagpole, and determine that at ground level, you would need to look up at a 30° angle to see the top of the flagpole, how tall is the flagpole? Round the height to tenths.

Answer 1

h/85 = tan 30° = 1/√3

h = 85/√3 = 49.1 ft

Answer 2

3x+7=-2x-8