Question 1105077
A 6-foot tall man casts a shadow that is 12 feet long. 
What is the measure of the sun's angle of elevation?
round to the nearest degree, 
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Sketch the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = 6 ft
and a base = 12 ft.
Find the angle opposite the height.
Equation:
arctan(6/12) = 26.57 degrees
Answer:: rounded to 27 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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