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  • 11-12-2020
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1.) A tower casts a shadow that is 60 feet long when the angle
of elevation of the sun is 65". How tall is the tower?

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Hrishii
Hrishii Hrishii
  • 11-12-2020

Answer:

128.67 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the height of the tower be x feet.

[tex] \tan \: 65 \degree = \frac{x}{60} \\ \\ 2.1445069205 = \frac{x}{60} \\ \\ x = 2.1445069205 \times 60 \\ \\ x = 128.670415 \\ \\ x = 128.67 \: ft[/tex]

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