Wires are attached to a pole to make it more secure. The diagram shows one of those wires having a length of 220 feet. The angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole is 36. What is the height of the pole?
A. 178.0 ft
B. 374.3 ft
C. 159.8 ft
D. 129.3 ft

Question

Wires are attached to a pole to make it more secure. The diagram shows one of those wires having a length of 220 feet. The angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the pole is 36. What is the height of the pole?
	A. 178.0 ft 	
	B. 374.3 ft 	
	C. 159.8 ft 	
	D. 129.3 ft

anonymous · Answer

use the pythagorean theorem

anonymous · Answer

or you have the hypotenuse angle is 220 ft and then the angle of elvation is 36 and the height of pole is x. so if you find the sin of 36 =x/220 then just solve for x

anonymous · Answer

sin is just opposite over hypotenuse