Question

A building 190 feet tall casts a 90 foot long shadow. if a person stands at the end of the shadow and looks up to the top of the building, what is the angle of the person's eyes to the top of the building

Answer 1

About 64.65 degrees

Explanation:

`\tan(x) = (190)/(90)`

`x = { \tan}^( - 1) (190)/(90) = 64.65`

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