A large totem pole near Kalama, Washington, is 106 feet tall. At a particular time of day, the angle of elevation to the top of the pole from the end of the shadow it casts is 23 degrees. What is the length of the shadow? Round to the nearest tenth.
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A large totem pole near Kalama, Washington, is 106 feet tall. At a particular time of day, the angle of elevation to the top of the pole from the end of the shadow it casts is 23 degrees. What is the length of the shadow? Round to the nearest tenth. 
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anonymous · Answer

A. 115.2 ft
B. 45.0 ft
C. 271.3 ft
D. 249.7 ft

campbell_st · Answer

this triangle has the opposite side given and needs the adjacent side

Use 

$$\tan(\theta)= \frac{opp}{adj}$$

$$\tan (23) = \frac{106}{shadow}$$

$$shadow = \frac{106}{\tan(23)}$$

I'll leave it to you to get the final answer

anonymous · Answer

A?

campbell_st · Answer

I don't have a calculator ... sorry

campbell_st · Answer

the angle would beed to be closer to 45 to be A... its either C or D

anonymous · Answer

it was C
anyway thanks for ur help