a flagpole broken over by the wind forms a right triangle w/ the ground if the angle which the broken part make w/ the ground. is 50 Degrees and distance from the tip of the pole to the foot is 55 feet, how tall was the pole?
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the ground. is 50 Degrees and distance from the tip of the pole to the foot is 55 feet, how tall was the pole?
a=50
C=55
b=?
C²-a²=b²
√(C²-a²)=b
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√(55²-50²)=b
√(3025-2500)=b
√(525)=b
22.91=b