document.write( "Question 618683: A 5'6\" person walking down the street notices his shadow. If the angle of elevation from the tip of their shadow to the sun is 60°, what is the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of his head (round to 2 decimal places)? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A 5'6\" person walking down the street notices his shadow. 
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document.write( "If the angle of elevation from the tip of their shadow to the sun is 60°
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document.write( "what is the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of his head
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document.write( " sin 60 = opp/hyp = 66in/x
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document.write( " sin 60 = 66/x
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document.write( "   x = 66/sin 60 = 66/.866 = 76.21 in \n" );
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