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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 8:58am.

The angle of elevation of the sun is 31 degrees. Find the length of the shadow, to the nearest foot, of a man that is 6 feet tall.

alge - Reiny, Friday, March 30, 2012 at 9:11am
length of shadow --- x ft

tan31° = 6/x
x = 6/tan31 = 9.98567... or appr 10 ft

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