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SAT Subject Test
A pole meters tall is perpendicular to level ground. A taut wire that is
meters long extends from the top of the pole to the ground. What is the angle of elevation, to the nearest degree, from the bottom of the wire to the top of the pole?
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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It is helpful to draw a figure.
Let represent the angle of elevation (the angle between the line of sight and the horizontal).
You can find by setting up the equation
. To find
you need to find
.
(For the Level 1 Test, make sure your calculator is in degree mode.) To the nearest degree, the angle of elevation is .
Question Difficulty:
medium