Asked by Anonymous
A 22 ft flagpole casts a 62 ft shadow. Calculate the angle of elevation to the sun
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Answered by
Steve
If the angle is x, then
tan x = 22/62
Review your basic trig functions. It will almost always help if you draw a diagram of the situation.
tan x = 22/62
Review your basic trig functions. It will almost always help if you draw a diagram of the situation.
Answered by
Shredder
Tan x = 62ft / 22ft
Tan x = 2.818
X = tan^-1 2.818
X = 70.5
review your textbook to help you draw the diagram
Tan x = 2.818
X = tan^-1 2.818
X = 70.5
review your textbook to help you draw the diagram
Answered by
Reiny
Again, my money is on Steve's answer.
Answered by
jolly rancher
a good rule to keep handy is this . . .
in right angle trigonometry the following will always be true for the two acute angles:
1) tan = opposite/adjacent
2) sin = opposite/hypotenuse
3) cos = adjacent/hypotenuse
seriously ... write them on your hand :)
in right angle trigonometry the following will always be true for the two acute angles:
1) tan = opposite/adjacent
2) sin = opposite/hypotenuse
3) cos = adjacent/hypotenuse
seriously ... write them on your hand :)
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