Question

PLEASE HELP!!!!! 100 points!!!

The angle of elevation from an anchor to the top of a flag pole is 22 If the pole is
10 meters high, how long does the wire connecting the anchor to the pole must be?
(Round answer to the 1st decimal place.)

Answer 1

PLEASE HELP!!!!! 100 points!!!

The angle of elevation from an anchor to the top of a flag pole is 22 If the pole is

10 meters high, how long does the wire connecting the anchor to the pole must be?

(Round answer to the 1st decimal place.)

Answer 2

• 26.7 m

Explanation:

The 22 degree angle is opposite to the 10 m side of the right triangle.

We need to find the length x of the hypotenuse.

Use trigonometry:

• sine = opposite/hypotenuse
• sin 22° = 10/x
• x = 10 / sin 22°
• x = 26.7 m (rounded)