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If a 74.0-foot flagpole casts a shadow 59.0 feet long, what is th
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Question 1135177: Solve the following problem. Be sure to make a diagram of the situation with all the given information labeled.
If a 74.0-foot flagpole casts a shadow 59.0 feet long, what is the angle of elevation of the sun (to the nearest tenth of a degree)? Answer by ikleyn(52870) (Show Source):
If is the elevation angle (in degrees), then
= ,
where H is the flagpole height and L is the cast length.
In your case H= 74 ft, L = 59 ft, so
= = 1.254.
It implies = arctan(1.254).
Use your computer or calculator to find .
