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Question

a communication tower casts a shadow of 55 m when the sun is at an angle of elevation of 72 degrees. what is the height of the tower to the nearest metre?

Answer 1

Hello Ramtin,

 

h = (tan 72°)(55) ≈ 169.235 which rounds to 169 m

 

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Anita A.