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A 96-ft tree casts a shadow that is 150 ft long. What is the angle of elevation of the sun? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

asked Feb 11, 2016 in PRECALCULUS by anonymous

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The angle of elevation is the angle between the horizontal and the line from the object to the observer's eye.

The height of the tree is 96 ft.

The length of the shadow is 150 ft.

Draw the diagram of the situation:

image

image

Angle of elevation is image

answered Feb 11, 2016 by Lucy Mentor

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