SOLUTION: A 5-foot-8-inch person standing 12 feet from a streetlight casts an 8-foot shadow. What is the angle depression from the top of the streetlight to the tip of the shadow?

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Question 1105641: A 5-foot-8-inch person standing 12 feet from a streetlight casts an 8-foot shadow. What is the angle depression from the top of the streetlight to the tip of the shadow?
Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan%28alpha%29 = %285-feet-8-inches%29%2F%288-feet%29 = %285%2A12%2B8%29%2F%288%2A12%29 = 68%2F96 inches%2Finches = 17%2F24 = 0.7083 (approx.)


alpha = 0.6163 radian = 35.4 degrees.


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