Question

A street lamp is 14 ft tall. On a sunny day, the street lamp casts a shadow 8 ft long. What is

the angle of elevation of the sun at that moment? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree

Answer 1

60.25≈60.3°

Explanation:

tanФ=14/8=1.75

Ф=arctan=1.75

tan-1

60.25≈60.3