A student wants to know how far above the ground the top of a leaning flagpole is. At high noon, when the sun is almost directly overhead, the shadow cast by the pole is 5 ft long. The student holds a plumb bob with a string 2 ft long up to the flagpole and determines that the point of the plumb bob touches the ground 12 in. from the base of the flagpole. How far above the ground is the top of the pole? |2ft 12 in. 5ft in. above the ground. The top of the flag pole is about (Round to the nearest inch as needed.)
A student wants to know how far above the ground the top of a leaning flagpole is. At high noon, when the sun is almost directly overhead, the shadow cast by the pole is 5 ft long. The student holds a plumb bob with a string 2 ft long up to the flagpole and determines that the point of the plumb bob touches the ground 12 in. from the base of the flagpole. How far above the ground is the top of the pole? |2ft 12 in. 5ft in. above the ground. The top of the flag pole is about (Round to the nearest inch as needed.)
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
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