Question

4. You read an article in your local newspaper about a discussion between the owner of a popular business and a group
of community members. The business owner keeps a flag raised on an outdoor flagpole during nighttime hours, but
the community members are calling for the flag to be properly illuminated at night. The business owner says that the
flag cannot be illuminated because the only power source available for the spotlights is solar power, but there is too
much shade on the ground for solar-powered spotlights to charge sufficiently during the day.
You realize that you can offer a solution to the problem by suggesting that the solar-powered spotlights be mounted
on the roof of the building where it can be charged by sufficient sunlight. You decide to contact the business owner to
suggest angling the spotlight down to the raised flag from the roof instead of angling it up to the raised flag from the
ground. The business owner informs you that the flagpole is located 55 feet from the building. If the building is 45 feet
high and the flagpole is 25 feet high, at what angle should you tell the business owner to angle a spotlight mounted on
the roof? Please show all your work.
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Answer 1

The business owner should be told to angle a spotlight mounted on the roof at the angle of =39°

Calculation of angle

The distance of the flagpole from the building = 55ft

The building has the height of = 45ft

The flagpole has the height of = 25ft

The angle can be calculated using the formula;

Tan θ = opposite/adjacent

Where opposite= 45ft

adjacent = 55ft

Tan θ = 45/55 = 0.82

θ = Tan–¹0.82

θ = 39°

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