document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206036>Question 1206036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 48​-ft mast casts a 16 ft​ shadow? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "theta = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = angle of elevation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(theta) = 48/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(theta) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "theta = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large \tan^{-1}(3)\"> = arctan(3) = <font color=red>71.565051 degrees approximately</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round this value however needed.<BR>\n" );
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