Question

A flag pole 30 feet tall casts a shadow of 50 feet on the ground. Find,
to the nearest tenth of a degree, the angle of elevation of the sun.

Answer 1

it's been so long since i've done this stuff. retaking a course on it and i covered it more than 2 yearsa go

Answer 2

by using defined of tan, we get
tan(alpha) = 30/50 = 3/5 = 0.6
solve for alpha by take tan^-1 or arcus(tan(0.6))

Answer 3

use ur calculator

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

got .81

Answer 6

i use my caculator, it is 30.9637... degrees

Answer 7

must've entered it wrong.