A man looks up at the top of a tall building where he can see a flag. He stands 50 feet away from the building and looks up at an angle of elevation of 62 degrees to see the base of the flagpole. He looks up at an angle of 70 degrees to see the top of the flagpole. How long is the flagpole itself? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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A man looks up at the top of a tall building where he can see a flag. He stands 50 feet away from the building and looks up at an angle of elevation of 62 degrees to see the base of the flagpole. He looks up at an angle of 70 degrees to see the top of the flagpole. How long is the flagpole itself? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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