SOLUTION: a tower that is 107 feet tall casts a shadow 131 feet long. find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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Question 765489: a tower that is 107 feet tall casts a shadow 131 feet long. find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest tenth of a degree.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a tower that is 107 feet tall casts a shadow 131 feet long. find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = 107 and base = 131
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angle = tan^-1(107/131) = 39.24 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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