Question

Ellis is 6 feet tall. If she currently has a 4 foot shadow, what angle are the sunrays making with the ground? Round decimal to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

19.70

Explanation:

For this case we have the following trigonometric relationship:

Tan (x) = (4/6)

Clearing the angle we have:

x = Atan (4/6)

x = 19.77

Rounding off we have:

x = 19.70 degrees