A 6 foot tall man casts a shadow of 3.5 feet long on the ground. What is the angle of elevation of the fround to the sun?

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Answer 1

Julio, draw a picture of the situation. Our shadow is the adjacent side and the man is the opposite side.

 

tanθ = opposite/adjacent = 6/3.5

 

θ = tan^-1(6/3.5)

 

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