SOLUTION: determine the angle of elevation of the top of a tree, whose height is 150' and its shadow at a given time is 36'.
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Question 197978: determine the angle of elevation of the top of a tree, whose height is 150' and its shadow at a given time is 36'.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Presuming you mean the angle of elevation from the end of the shadow, otherwise the answer could be anything you like greater than zero and less than or equal to 90 degrees, (or 
radians) use:
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Use your calculator. Set it to degrees or radians depending on the instructions for your assignment.
John
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