Question

How?

Answer 1

Rounded to the nearest whole number, what is the height, in feet, of the flagpole AB?

Answer 2

First add those angles up,
Then Use cos,
\[\cos( \theta)=\frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\]

Answer 3

cosine?

Answer 4

we have rise and run, height and distance ... tangent works faster with those

Answer 5

whoops , yeah you should use tan

Answer 6

How do you use any of them when you only know one line length?

Answer 7

becasue you also know angles

Answer 8

\[\tan \theta=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}\]

Answer 9

tan(a) = h/d

d tan(a) = h

Answer 10

so 16 tan60 = x?

Answer 11

that would equal the overall height; now subtract the building height to get the reminang flagpole stuff

Answer 12

12 is the answer.

Answer 13

thanks so much!

Answer 14

yw