A 4-foot tall person standing with her back to the sun casts an 6-foot long shadow. To the nearest degree, what angle does the sun make with the ground?

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Igor Shmukler · Answer 1 · 2019-09-17T23:19:25+0000

The angle that the sun will make with ground will be given by:
tan θ=opposite/adjacent
opposite=4 ft
adjacent= 6ft
thus
tan θ=4/6
θ=arctan 4/6=33.69°