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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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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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