SOLUTION: A person 6 feet tall casts a shadow 3 feet long. Find the sun's angle of elevation both in exact form and then rounded to the neaest degree.
A. 27 degrees
B. 30 degrees
C. 63 de
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Question 474257: A person 6 feet tall casts a shadow 3 feet long. Find the sun's angle of elevation both in exact form and then rounded to the neaest degree.
A. 27 degrees
B. 30 degrees
C. 63 degrees
D. 60 degrees Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A person 6 feet tall casts a shadow 3 feet long. Find the sun's angle of elevation both in exact form and then rounded to the neaest degree.
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Draw the picture:
solve: tan^-1(6/3) = tan^-1(2) = 63.43 degrees
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stan H.
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A. 27 degrees
B. 30 degrees
C. 63 degrees
D. 60 degrees
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