SOLUTION: a flag pole is casting a 20ft shadow. the flag pole measures 16ft find angle evaluation of the sun

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Question 747398: a flag pole is casting a 20ft shadow. the flag pole measures 16ft find angle evaluation of the sun
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A trigonometric question.
The pole constitutes the opposite side
and the shadow the adjacent side
Therefore tan x = opposite/adjacent
tan x = 16/20
tan x = 0.8
tan x = 38.7 degrees elevation