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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A flagpole 4 m tall stands on a sloping roof. A support wire 5 m long joins the top of the pole to a point on the roof 6 m up from the bottom of the pole. At what angle is the roof inclined to the horizontal?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

draw it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i've tried but i really have no idea what it's saying

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

It is a bit ambiguous but lets try and make sense of it whatever we can, start by drawing a roof

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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