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Meghan, who is 65 inches tall,casts a shadow 42 inches long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. someone please help me out please.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Make a triangle and notice that the tan of theta = 65/42

arctan(65/42) = 57.13132107 degrees or 0.9971296586 radians

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