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Find the angle of elevation of the sun when a 7.6-meter flagpole casts an 18.2-meter shadow. Round to the

nearest tenth of a degree.

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Answer:22.7

Explanation:

Okay so the situation given shows a right triangle with the two sides being 7.6 and 18.2. So we can find the angle of elevation using tangent, which is tan-1*7.6/18.2. I got 22.66 so 22.7

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