document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662422>Question 662422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the angle of elevation of the sun when the length of the shadow of a pole is &#8730; 3 times the height of the pole. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let h = height of the pole (side opposite the angle(A) of elevation)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >h = the length of the shadow (side adjacent to the angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%2F%28sqrt%283%29h%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%2F%28sqrt%283%29h%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cancel h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28sqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28sqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the arctan of this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 60 degrees is the angle of elevation to the sun </SPAN>\n" );
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