Question

If the sun is 70° above the horizon. find the length of the shadow cast by a building 63ft tall. Round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

x = 22.93 feet

Explanation:

Given that,

The sun is 70° above the horizon.

We need to find the length of the shadow cast by a building 63ft tall.

Let the length of the shadow be x. We can find it using trigonometry as follows :

`\tan\theta=(P)/(B)\\\\\tan(70)=(63)/(x)\\\\x=(63)/(\tan(70))\\\\x=22.93\ ft`

So, the length of the casted shadow is equal to 22.93 feet.