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nikdorinn
1 month ago
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A vertical pole, 40 feet tall, casts a shadow onto the ground. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow on the groun

d to the top of the pole is θ=67∘, use the dimensions given to find the length of the shadow, a, in feet. Do not include the units in your answer.

Mathematics
1 answer:
AnnZ [12.3K]1 month ago
3 0
The shadow's length measures 96.6. To find the distance, you can use a right-angle triangle method if you know the angle of elevation. Here, (a) is the adjacent side, (b) is the hypotenuse, and (c) is the opposite side. We know that the adjacent side (a) equals 40, while the opposite side (b) is unknown. The tangent of the angle θ is given by opposite/adjacent; thus, tan 67° = opposite/40. Therefore, the opposite side equals tan 67° multiplied by 40, leading to an adjacent length of 96.6.
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