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A church spire 82 metres high casts a shadow 62 metres long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun at that moment.

 Aug 29, 2015

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tan theta = 82/62

 

$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{tan}}^{\!\!\mathtt{-1}}{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{82}}}{{\mathtt{62}}}}\right)} = {\mathtt{52.907\: \!162\: \!702\: \!958^{\circ}}}$$

 Aug 29, 2015
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tan theta = 82/62

 

$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{tan}}^{\!\!\mathtt{-1}}{\left({\frac{{\mathtt{82}}}{{\mathtt{62}}}}\right)} = {\mathtt{52.907\: \!162\: \!702\: \!958^{\circ}}}$$

Melody Aug 29, 2015

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