A 12-meter tall building casts a shadow of 8 meters. What is the angle of elevat
Practice Questions
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A 12-meter tall building casts a shadow of 8 meters. What is the angle of elevation of the sun?
36.87 degrees
45 degrees
53.13 degrees
30 degrees
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
A 12-meter tall building casts a shadow of 8 meters. What is the angle of elevation of the sun?
Trigonometry – The problem involves using the tangent function to relate the height of the building and the length of the shadow to find the angle of elevation.
Angle of Elevation – Understanding the concept of angle of elevation as the angle formed by the line of sight from the observer to the top of the object.
