document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157523>Question 1157523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the sun is 55° above the horizon find the length of the shadow cast by your building 96 feet tall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780551 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw this, and the building height is the opposite side from the vertex of the angle of elevation to the sun.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of the shadow is adjacent to that angle, so tan 55=96/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=96/tan 55=67.2 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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