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What is h?

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Apr 20, 2018

$h = 8.23$ $h= 8.23$ feet.

Explanation:

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

$tan θ = \frac{9.4}{17}$ $tantheta = 9.4/17$

$theta = 28.940˚$

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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