Question

Explain how to solve the problem below. In your response, you must analyze the given information, discuss a strategy or plan to solve the problem, determine and justify a solution, and evaluate the reasonableness of the solution. Chad casts a shadow that is 14.3 feet long. The straight-line distance from the top of Chad’s head to the end of the shadow creates a 23° angle with the ground. How tall is Chad, to the nearest tenth of a foot?

Answer 1

tangent to solve the problem with the degree 23 divide length and the 14.3 shadow castin equalling to 6.1 in the calculator

Explanation:

Answer 2

You are given Chad's shadow that is 14.3 feet long, with a straight-line distance from the top of Chad’s head to the end of the shadow that creates a 23° angle with the ground. Chad is 6.1 feet.