SOLUTION: The shadow of a building is 63,7m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61,5 degrees. Calculate the height of the building.
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Question 747762: The shadow of a building is 63,7m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61,5 degrees. Calculate the height of the building.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Trigonometric ratios namely tan.
The building represents the opposite
while the length of the shadow is the
adjacent.
So tan 61.5 degs = opposite/63.7
tan 61.5 degs. x 63.7 = opposite
opposite = 117.32 metres.
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