SOLUTION: A tower 150 ft in height casts a shadow 50.5 ft long. Find the angle of elevation of the sum.
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Question 1044491: A tower 150 ft in height casts a shadow 50.5 ft long. Find the angle of elevation of the sum.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A tower 150 ft in height casts a shadow 50.5 ft long.
Find the angle of elevation of the sum.
:
We can use the tangent here.
height of the bldg = Side opposite
shadow = side adjacent
A = the angle
tan(A) =
Using your calc find the arcTan
A = 71.4 degrees
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