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candygirl220:

When the angle of elevation of the sun was 55 degrees, the length of the flagpole was 210ft. Find the height of the flagpole to the nearest foot.

Vocaloid:

hm. does it mean that the length of the flagpole's shadow was 210 feet? in that case, draw a triangle |dw:1513149112943:dw|

Vocaloid:

and then let tan(55) = h/210 solve for h

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