Thread: Height of Flagpole
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Old January 6th, 2009, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mathaddict View Post
Not necessary . However if u want to do so , note that 1 degree equals 60 mins . So 39 degree 45 ' equals 39.75 degree .

First , find the height of the base of the flagpole from the ground .
tan 28 = h_1 / 100

then find the height of the top of the flagpole from the ground
tan39.75 = h_2/100

Then h_2-h_1= height of flagpole
I assume that the height of flagpole you meant is the length of flagpole .
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