Question. TOWN ORDINANCES The town of Belmont restricts the height of flagpoles to 25 feet on any property. Lindsay wants to determine
whether her school is in compliance with the regulation. Her eye level is 5.5 feet from the ground and she stands 36 feet from the
flagpole. If the angle of elevation is about 25', what is the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth?
a. about 32.6 ft
b. about 16.8 ft
c. about 26.1 ft
d. about 22.3 ft

i dont know

step-by-step explanation:

55.44 inches

step-by-step explanation:

part a. assuming a perfectly linear relationship, we can find the slope from the first two data points.

slope = m = (change in rainfall)/(change in years)

= (61.80 -62.33)/(2005 -2004) = -0.53/1 = -0.53

then the point-slope form of the equation of the line can be written as

y = m(x -h) +k . . . . . m = -0.53, (h, k) = (0, 62.33)

y = -0.53x +62.33 . . . x = years after 2004

part b. in 2017, x = 2017 -2004 = 13. then the predicted rainfall is

y = -0.53·13 +62.33 = 55.44 . . inches

the predicted rainfall in 2017 is 55.44 in.