An 8.4m telephone pole stands on level ground and leans 5.1° from the vertical. When the pole's shadow is 7.8 m long, what is the distance from the top of the pole the tip of the shadow, to the nearest tenth of a meter? (3 marks)
An 8.4m telephone pole stands on level ground and leans 5.1° from the vertical. When the pole's shadow is 7.8 m long, what is the distance from the top of the pole the tip of the shadow, to the nearest tenth of a meter? (3 marks)
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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An 8.4m telephone pole stands on level ground and leans 5.10 from the vertical.
When the pole's shadow is 7.8 m long, what is the distance from the top of the pole
the tip of the shadow, to the nearest tenth of a meter? (3 marks)
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