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Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a tower 200 meters tall cast a shadow 80 meters long.

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We can use the tangent inverse to find this:

tan^-1(200/80) = about 68.2°

CPhill Sep 1, 2015

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2015-09-01T09:45:55

We can use the tangent inverse to find this:

tan^-1(200/80) = about 68.2°

Guest · Answer 2 · 2015-09-01T09:44:06

Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a tower 200 meters tall cast a shadow 80 meters long,

Well, use the tangent function:

tan=Op. Side/ Adj. Side

tan(x)=200/80=2.5, Now will find the inverse of tangent or arctangent of 2.5=68.2 degrees, which is your angle.