A Straight Road Makes an Angle of with the Horizontal

question 33

Multiple Choice

A straight road makes an angle of with the horizontal. When the angle of elevation of the sun is , a vertical pole at the side of the road casts a shadow feet long directly down the road, as shown in the figure. Approximate the length of the pole.

• A)101.34 ft
• B)99.84 ft
• C)100.74 ft
• D)100.44 ft
• E)66.74 ft

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