Grades 11-12 Video Solutions 2021-video 2021 11-12/5

Video Transcription

Number five states, after the storm last night, the flagpole on our school building is leaning over. Looking from the northwest, its tip is to the right of its bottom point.  Looking from the east, its tip is also to the right of its bottom point. In which direction should the flagpole be leaning?  So here we have a compass and the center point is the base of the flagpole. So let's find out where the tip is and thus what direction the pole fell.  The first part says that we look from the northwest direction. The problem tells us that the tip of the pole is to our right. So this is the region where the tip could be.  Next we look from the east side. Again the tip is to our right. So the spot where the tip could be is reduced to this eighth.  So let's look at the possible answers and see which one could be the pole. Of the answers, only this one is in the eighth that has not been rejected.  So this must be the correct answer. So the question asked us, in which direction could the flagpole be leaning? The answer is this one, letter A.

Video Summary

The flagpole is leaning in the direction determined by using two perspectives. From the northwest, the flagpole's tip is to the right of its base, and from the east, the tip is also to the right. These observations narrow down the possible direction the flagpole is leaning to the sector where both conditions overlap. The correct direction is determined by evaluating the options, and only one falls within this reduced sector. Hence, the flagpole is leaning in the direction indicated by the chosen answer, which is letter A.

Keywords

flagpole

leaning direction

northwest perspective

east perspective

overlapping sector