SOLUTION: At a certain time in the day, a church spire PQ, 44m high, cast a shadow RQ, 84M long. Find the angle of elevation of the top of the spire from the point R.

Question 1132624: At a certain time in the day, a church spire PQ, 44m high, cast a shadow RQ, 84M long. Find the angle of elevation of the top of the spire from the point R.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tangent for the angle of elevation from shadow on ground to top of spire is .

27.6 degrees
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