A Straight Road Makes an Angle of with the Horizontal

question 18

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)94.60 ft
• B)94.90 ft
• C)62.67 ft
• D)94.00 ft
• E)95.50 ft

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