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  • 26-03-2018
  • Mathematics
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a tree that is 35 feet tall cast a shadow that is 60 feet long. Find the angle of elevation to the nearest degree

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Vescoci
Vescoci Vescoci
  • 02-04-2018
For questions like these you should draw the dimensions as a right triangle and use sine, cosine, and tangent to determine the answer. In this case, tangent is our friend.

The angle we need is equal to
[tex] \frac{35}{60} [/tex]
which is the tree height divided by the shadow length. All we have to do is inverse the function and do
[tex] \arctan( \frac{35}{60} ) = 30.256[/tex]
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