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Jordan was laying on the ground and enjoying the shade but now the sun is shining on her. She knows she is 12 yards away from the building that was shading the sun and that the building is 10 yards high. At what angle does the sunlight hit the ground? Write only the number rounded to the nearest unit.

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39.8°

Explanation:

theta = tan^-1(10/12)

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