SOLUTION: A large totem pole in the state of Washington is 100 ft tall. At a particular time of day, the totem pole casts a 249 ft-long shadow. Find the measure of <A to the nearest degree.

Question 574683: A large totem pole in the state of Washington is 100 ft tall. At a particular time of day, the totem pole casts a 249 ft-long shadow. Find the measure of A is at the small point of triangle then line to right is adjacent 249 ft, then up which is opposite 100ft. The answer is Can someone please show me how to get answer
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A large totem pole in the state of Washington is 100 ft tall.
At a particular time of day, the totem pole casts a 249 ft-long shadow.
I can't make much sense of your last statement, Assume that you want to find the angle (A) from the tip of the shadow to the top of the totem pole
:
We can use the tangent of A here
tan(A) =
tan(A) = .4016
Find the tan^-1; of .4016
A = 21.88 degrees
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