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A 14-foot tree casts an 18-foot shadow. Find the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

A 14-foot tree casts an 18-foot shadow. Find the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
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A 14-foot tree casts an 18-foot shadow. Find the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer: A. 37.9°

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User Geekonaut
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The tangent of the angle would be given by 14/18, so the angle would be:
tan⁻¹(14/18)
= 37.9 to the nearest tenth of a degree
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