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  • 25-05-2018
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A 24-foot utility pole casts a 32-foot shadow. To the nearest degree, find the angle of elevation of the sun.

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  • 25-05-2018
We use the tangent  ratio here:-

tan x  = 24/32      where x = angle of elevation

tan x = 3/4

x =  36.87 degrees to nearest hundredth
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