Question

A farmer plans to install solar collection panels to provide winter heating for the livestock. The

most efficient panel angle for winter heating in the farm's region is 60° relative to ground level. If
an individual panel is 67 inches (in) long and installed on the ground according to these
instructions, what is the height, in in, of the upper edge above the ground?

Answer 1

58 inches

Explanation:

This is a right angled triangle. We would use Trigonometric function of Sine to solve the question

θ = 60°

From the above question, the following values were obtained:

Hypotenuse = 67 inches long

The height in the upper edge above the ground = Opposite side

Sin θ = Opposite/ Hypotenuse

Sin 60° = Opposite/67 inches

Cross Multiply = Sin 60° × 67 inches

= 58.023702054 inches

≈ 58 inches

Therefore, the height in inches of the upper edge is 58 inches