document.write( "Question 1105046: The angle of elevation of the sun is 30 degrees. Find the length of the shadow cast by a 30 meter high steeple. \n" ); document.write( "
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the angle of elevation of the sun is 30 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "the steeple is 30 meters high.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the shadow of the steeple forms a right triangle where the opposite side is 30 meters and opposite the 30 degree angle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the adjacent side to the 30 degree angle is the length of the shadow on the ground.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "tangent of 30 degrees is opposite / adjacent = 30 / x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x represents the length of the shadow.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by x to get x * tan(30) = 30.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by tan(30) to get x = 30 / tan(30).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = 51.96152423.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that's the length of the shadow.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sketch of the problem looks like this:\r
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