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A tower that is 100 feet tall casts a shadow 125 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree.
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A tower that is 100 feet tall casts a shadow 125 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree.

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Answer:

39 degrees

Explanation:

tan^-1(100/125)

=39 degrees (cor. to the nearest degree)

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