What is h?

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1 Answer
Apr 20, 2018

h= 8.23h=8.23 feet.

Explanation:

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

tantheta = 9.4/17tanθ=9.417

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!