A flagpole casts a shadow 44 ft with the sun angle of elevation is 60.5 degrees. Find the height of the

flagpole and at what angle is the shadow twice as long?

1 answer

if the flagpole has height h,

h/44 = tan 60.5°
h = 77.77

now you want the angle x where
77.77/88 = tan x
x = 41.5°