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the flag pole in terrys school yard is 42 ft tall on a sunny day the flagpole casts a shadow 20ft long on level ground what is the angle of depression from the top of the flagpole ​

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angle of depression, aod = inverse tan (20/42)

=》 aod = inverse tan 10/21 = 25.46deg

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