Posted by Dan on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:30am.
Let T be the tree top
Let B be the tree base
Let S be the tip of the shadow
tan(angle BST) = 34/24
angle BST = 54.78°
This is also the angle of the sun from the horizon
54.78/90 = .61
so, the sun has gone .61* 6 hours = 3.66 hrs = 3 hr 40 min, so the time is 9:40 am.
Of course, the shadow is the same length at 2:20 pm, assuming no cloud cover...
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