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A 25-foot tall flagpole casts a 42-foot shadow. What is the angle (to the neasrest tenth of degree) that the sun hits the flagpole? Please show all your work.
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A 25-foot tall flagpole casts a 42-foot shadow. What is the angle (to the neasrest tenth of degree) that the sun hits the flagpole? Please show all your work.

A 25-foot tall flagpole casts a 42-foot shadow. What is the angle (to the neasrest-example-1
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tan^-1 (tan x) = 42/25
x=tan^-1 42/25

x= 59.237 degrees.
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