SOLUTION: a pole 70 ft. high casts a shadow of 27 ft. long. find the angle of elevation of the sun.
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Question 1065752: a pole 70 ft. high casts a shadow of 27 ft. long. find the angle of elevation of the sun.
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a pole 70 ft. high casts a shadow of 27 ft. long.
find the angle of elevation of the sun.
:
Use the tangent of the angle where,
Side opposite = 70
side adjacent = 27
tan(A) =
tan(A) = 2.5923
find the arcTan
A = 68.91 degrees
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