SOLUTION: What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 42-ft mast casts a 26 ft shadow?
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Question 1140948: What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 42-ft mast casts a 26 ft shadow?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is the tangent function where the opposite side is 42 feet (vertical) and the adjacent side is 26 feet. The tangent is 1.615 and tan^(-1)(1.615)=58.24 degrees
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