A utility pole has a support wire that reaches from the top of the pole to the ground, forming a right triangle. Ryan has measured the angle of elevation to the top of the pole formed by the wire and the ground to be 59°. He also knows that the horizontal distance from the base of the pole to the wire is 7 meters. What is the approximate height of the utility pole? A.
11 meters
B.
12 meters
C.
8 meters
D.
14 meters

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step-by-step explanation:

the absolute value function

the area of a triangle is determined by the formula: base x height * 1/2

you'll need to assign a base to the triangle. based on the vertices given, the simplest base would be the line segment from (-2,1) to (2,1). the distance between any two numbers is found by just subtracting them. here, you should subtract the x values to find the distance of this side.

2 - (-2) = 4.

so the distance (aka the length of the base) is 4. the height of the triangle is the distance between the base and the highest point on the triangle which is (3,4). we should subtract the y values this time to find the height/distance.

4 - 1 = 3

so the height is 3.

base = 4

height = 3

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