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OpenStudy (britnee_paige99):

Find the angle of elevation of the sun when a tree that is 10 yd tall casts a shadow 14 yd long.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1434685460848:dw| Okay, so we have to use the tangent function for this. Tanx= opposite/adjacent tanx=10/14 x= arctan(10/14) Now, you just have to plug that into your calculator to find the angle of elevation. x=35.54

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