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When the angle of elevation of the sun is 65° a telephone pole that is tilted at an angle of 8° directly away from the sun cast shadow 20 feet long determine the length of the pole to the nearest foot

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To solve this situation we can use trigonometric laws, as the law of sines, which is represented in the following diagram and formulas:

When the angle of elevation of the sun is 65° a telephone pole that is tilted at an-example-1
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