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How Tall is It? Baseball Foul Pole

How Tall is It? Baseball Foul Pole. Ethan Bixby Justin Carter Shannon Whetter Kevin Wozniak Mrs. Culbreath Pre-AP—Period 1 9 March 2009. Shannon 64 in (eye height) Base 6 ft . 60˚. Tan60= x 72 X=124.71 H=124.71+64 H=188.71 in =15.73 ft

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How Tall is It? Baseball Foul Pole

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  1. How Tall is It?Baseball Foul Pole Ethan Bixby Justin Carter Shannon Whetter Kevin Wozniak Mrs. Culbreath Pre-AP—Period 1 9 March 2009

  2. Shannon 64 in (eye height) Base 6 ft 60˚ • Tan60= x 72 X=124.71 H=124.71+64 H=188.71 in =15.73 ft Long Leg=√3(Short Leg) Long Leg= √3(6) Long Leg= 6√3 60˚ 6 ft

  3. 45˚ Kevin 64.5 (eye height) Base 14 ft • Tan45= x 168 X=168 H=168+64.5 H=232.5 in =19.38 ft Leg=Leg 14=14 Leg=14 45˚ 14 ft

  4. 30˚ Justin Eye height: 66 inches 20 feet base • Tan30= x 240 X=138.56 H=138.56+66 H=204.56 in. =17.05 ft. Long Leg= √3(Short Leg) Short Leg=Long Leg √3 Short Leg=20(√3) √3(√3) Short Leg= 20√3 3 30˚ 20 feet

  5. 20˚ Ethan Eye height: 65 inches 40 feet base. • Tan20= x 480 X=174.71 H=174.71+65 H=239.74 in. =19.98 ft. 20˚ 40 feet

  6. Conclusion Average Height of the Object: 210.91 inches or 17.58 feet. We measured the baseball foul pole using Trigonometry, mostly tangent, to find the height of the object. For the 30-60-90 triangles and the 45-45-90 triangles, we then applied the Special Right Triangle formulas to find the height in radical form. It was interesting to apply this method to find the height of an object, as this method would not have been the first to come to mind before we did the project. Before, the seemingly obvious way to measure the height of something would be either to estimate it or to actually measure it with a tool for the purpose. This other method, however, proved to be more efficient and logical.

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