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| Question 818745:  a tower that is 147 feet tall casts a shadow 155 feet long. find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest 10th degree
 Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! tan( sae ) = opp/adj sae = arctan( opp/adj )
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 sae = arctan( 147/155 )
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 sae = 43.5 degrees
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