Suppose the sun casts a shadow off a 35-foot building. If the angle of elevation to the sun is 60°, how long is the shadow to the nearest tenth of a foot?

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Suppose the sun casts a shadow off a 35-foot building. If the angle of elevation to the sun is 60°, how long is the shadow to the nearest tenth of a foot?

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Step-by-step explanation: The length of the shadow would be given by 35 cot 60 = 35√3ft. It can be expressed as 353√3ft.

Utkarsh Tyagi answered Apr 15, 2019

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