Question

The sun cast a shadow of a 10 foot three on the ground with an angle of elevation of 33° if you are standing on the tip of the shadow approximately how far are you from the tree

Answer 1

The Distance between tree and tip of shadow is 8.386 foot

Explanation:

Given as :

The measure of shadow of tree = 10 foot

The angle of elevation with ground = 33°

Let The distance between tree and shadow tip = x foot

Now ,

Cos Ф =
`(Base)/(Hypotenuse)`

Or, Cos 33° =
`(x)/(10)`

Or, 0.8386 =
`(x)/(10)`

∴ x = 0.8386 × 10 = 8.386 foot

Hence The Distance between tree and tip of shadow is 8.386 foot Answer