A certain flagpole that is 292 feet tall casts a shadow 131 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. The sun's angle of elevation is °.

asked Jun 1, 2018 227k views

1 vote

by Zenil

8.8k points

Please log in or register to add a comment.

0 votes

tan x = 292 / 131 where x = angle of elevation

x = 65.84 degrees

Rodney Folz answered Jun 3, 2018

7.6k points

3 votes

tanα=height/shadow

α=arctan(height/shadow)

α=arctan(292/131)°

α≈65.84° (to nearest hundredth of a degree)

Mike Croteau answered Jun 6, 2018

9.1k points

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers