What is h?

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Noah G
Apr 20, 2018

#h= 8.23# feet.

Explanation:

I would use trig. Let #theta# be the angle on the far left. Since the big triangle is right we can say

#tantheta = 9.4/17#

#theta = 28.940˚#

Now you have another right angle to work with, so you can apply trig again .

#sin(28.940˚) = h/17#

#h = 17sin(28.940˚)#

#h = 8.23# feet

Hopefully this helps!

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