Help!!!!

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)?
A)
-18.04 feet
Eliminate
B)
6.35 feet
C)
6.47 feet
D)
7.00 feet

Question

Help!!!! 

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)?
A)
-18.04 feet	
Eliminate
B)
6.35 feet	
C)
6.47 feet	
D)
7.00 feet

directrix · Answer

You could use the 30-60-90 theorem or you could use right triangle trig.

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