SOLUTION: Determine the angle of elevation of the sun when the length of the shadow of a pole is √ 3 times the height of the pole.
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Question 662422: Determine the angle of elevation of the sun when the length of the shadow of a pole is √ 3 times the height of the pole.
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Determine the angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a pole is √ 3 times the height of the pole.
:
let h = height of the pole (side opposite the angle(A) of elevation)
then
h = the length of the shadow (side adjacent to the angle)
:
tan(A) =
cancel h
tan(A) =
find the arctan of this
A = 60 degrees is the angle of elevation to the sun
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