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The angle of depression from the top of a flag pole at a point on the ground is 30 degrees. if the point on the ground is 75 feet from the base of the flag pole how tall is the …

The angle of depression from the top of a flag pole at a point on the ground is 30 degrees. if the point on the ground is 75 feet from the base of the flag pole how tall is the …
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The angle of depression from the top of a flag pole at a point on the ground is 30 degrees. if the point on the ground is 75 feet from the base of the flag pole how tall is the pole to the nearest foot?

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User Simon Tran
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43 Just took the test!!

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The angle of depression from the top of a flag pole at a point on the ground is 30 degrees-example-1
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User Roland Sarrazin
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Let the height of the flagpole be x, then
tan 30 = x/75
x = 75tan 30 = 43 feet

Therefore, the height of the flagpole is 43 feet.
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