SOLUTION: find the angle of elevation of the sun when a tower 100m cast a shadow of 120m long

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Question 978028: find the angle of elevation of the sun when a tower 100m cast a shadow of 120m long
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the angle of elevation be theta.
Then we have tan theta=10/12
theta=39.805 degrees.