The angle of elevation of the top of a flag post from a point A on the level ground is 12°. The angle of elevation...

The angle of elevation of the top of a flag post from a point A on the level ground is 12°. The angle of elevation of the top
of the flag post from another point B nearer to the flag post and 98m away from A is 34°. B is in between A and the
bottom of the flag post and the three points are collinear. Find the height of the flag post to the nearest metre.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 09:05

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