SOLUTION: How tall does an umbrella need to be to shade a table 5 ft away when the sun is shining at an 80 degree angle? Draw the situation and solve it to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Question 1193119: How tall does an umbrella need to be to shade a table 5 ft away when the sun is shining at an 80 degree angle? Draw the situation and solve it to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

How tall does an umbrella need to be to shade a table 5 ft away when the sun is shining at an 80 degree angle? Draw the situation and solve it to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
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The size of the table and the size of the umbrella must be specified.
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