SOLUTION: A 6-foot tall man casts a shadow that is 12 feet long.
What is the measure of the sun's angle of elevation?
round to the nearest degree
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Question 1105070: A 6-foot tall man casts a shadow that is 12 feet long.
What is the measure of the sun's angle of elevation?
round to the nearest degree
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 6-foot tall man casts a shadow that is 12 feet long.
What is the measure of the sun's angle of elevation?
:
use the tangent of the angle, side opposite (6') over side adjacent (12')
tan(A) =
A = 26.565 ~ 27 degrees
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