find the angle of elevation from the sun to the ground to the top of a tree when a tree that is 10 yards casts a shadow 14 yards long

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jack1 · Answer

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jack1 · Answer

use SOH CAH TOA to find angle
you have Opposite and Adjacent, to use Tan )angle) = Opposite / Ajdacent

jack1 · Answer

u ok with that @NativeSkinzz927 ?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Right, as @Jack1  has shown....you have your opposite side and adjacent side...so you would use

$$\tan^{-1} (\frac{ 10 }{ 14 })$$

This will give you your angle of elevation