Question

a 50 foot tree casts a 75 foot shadow. the sine of the angle of elevation of the top of the tree to the sun is?

Answer 1

We need to solve for sin(theta)

Answer 2

sin(theta)= opposite/hypotenuse
so solve for the hypotenuse using the pythagorean theorem

Answer 3

i think once you know the hypotenuse you can do the rest yourself

Answer 4

o btw i could also draw it like this: