A 80-foot-tall tree casts a shadow 36 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. The elevation angle is degrees.

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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A 80-foot-tall tree casts a shadow 36 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree .
The elevation angle is
degrees.
Transcribed Image Text:A 80-foot-tall tree casts a shadow 36 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree . The elevation angle is degrees.
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Height of the tree = 80 foot 

Length of the shadow = 36 feet 

We have to find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. 

 

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