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Billy is 74in tall , and his shadow is 70in long. What is the approximate angle of elevation of the sun?

Guest Feb 9, 2014

Rom · Answer 1 · 2014-02-09T05:55:52

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from the picture it should be clear that

tan(theta) = 74/70

theta = tan ^-1(74/70) = 49.6 degrees