Two cables, with lengths of 40 feet and 35 feet, are tied from the top of a pole to stakes in the ground. If the stakes are 30 feet apart, find the height of the pole.

The height of the pole is 33.89 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the length of the cables are 35 feet and 40 feet respectively, the 40 feet cable being farthest from the pole. We know that they are 30 feet apart. This forms a scalene triangle in which the angle between the 40 feet cable and the distance apart of the cables ( or ground) is the angle of elevation of the pole from the 40 feet cable.

So, we use the cosine rule to find this angle of elevation. So,

b² = a² + c² - 2accosB where a = 40 feet , b = 35 feet, c = 30 feet and B = angle of elevation of top of pole from 40 feet cable.

cosB = (a² + c² - b²)/2ac

cosB = (40² + 30² - 35²)/(2 × 40 × 30)

cosB = (1600 + 900 - 1225)/2400

cosB = 1275/2400

cosB = 0.53125

B = cos⁻¹(0.53125)

B = 57.9°

Since we now have the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from the 40 feet cable, we now find the height h of the pole from

sinB = h/40 since the 40 feet cable, the ground and the pole form a right-angled triangle.

h = 40sinB

h = 40sin57.9°

h = 40 × 0.8472

h = 33.89 feet

So, the height of the pole is 33.89 feet.

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step-by-step explanation:

p ÷ r = tan(x)

step-by-step explanation:

given that there is a figure below shows a right triangle: a right triangle is shown with hypotenuse equal to q units and the length of the legs equal to p units and r units.

graph is missing so i will create the graph as per given information.

the angle between the legs having lengths p units and q units is y degrees. the angle between the legs having lengths r units and q units is x degrees.

now we need to find about what is p ÷ r equal to.

so we can use trigonometric ratio tan(x)=[altitude]/[base] to find the value of p ÷ r, because p is the altitude and r is the base.

p ÷ r=tan(x)

hence final answer is p ÷ r=tan(x).