Question

A 5'6" person walking down the street notices his shadow. If the angle of elevation from the tip of their shadow to the sun is 60°, what is the distance from the tip of the shadow to the top of his head (round to 2 decimal places)?

Answer 1

i'm studying for my end of course test and I can't remember how to use the trigonometric applications.

Answer 2

Not familiar with inches and feets, but probably converting it to feets first is a good idea. Then draw a diagram something like:

Then use tan 60 = 5'6"/A.