Question

I NEED HELP!!
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?

Answer 1

What is the problem, where is it you are stuck?

Answer 2

I don't know how to get the height of the pole with only one side and a angle degrees.

Answer 3

Are you familiar with SOH CAH TOA?

Answer 4

No

Answer 5

SOH CAH TOA are common acronyms for the following:\[\sin{\theta}=\frac{Opp}{Hyp}\]\[\cos{\theta}=\frac{Adj}{Hyp}\]\[\tan{\theta}=\frac{Opp}{Adj}\]Using the angle in question, you can take the leg next to, or opposite of, in conjunction with the hypotenuse to solve for the missing part.

Answer 6

oh yea, so I would use the sin one for this?

Answer 7

\[\sin A= opposite/hypotenuse \]
\[\sin 36 degrees = x/220 \]
\[129\approx x\]

Answer 8

That is the answer I got, 129.313

Answer 9

Nice work.