Angle and vector

Classical Mechanics Level 2

A man is standing 40 m 40 \text{ m} from a flag pole. With a protractor at eye level, he finds that the angle at the top of the flag pole with the horizontal is 45 degrees. 45 \text{ degrees.} How high is the flag pole?

The distance from his feet to his eyes is 1.8 m . 1.8 \text{ m} .

41.8 m 40.0 m 46.5 m 43.5 m

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Srinivasa Satti by Srinivasa Satti

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Flag pole's height: 1.8m + 40m x tan(45) = 41.8,

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