netry in Right Triangles..BOOKMARKCHECK ANSWERA building 50 feet high casts a shadow 68 feet long.16Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the sun.Round you answers to the nearest whole degree.Angle of Elevation =degrees%3D ee/143000751c805/qid/16Tabtry in Right Triangles..A BOOKMARKCHECK ANSWERA fireman's ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 50° with the ground.17How long is the ladder if the ladder is 8 feet from the foot of the house?Round you answer to the nearest tenth.Ladder =feetSUBMIT

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A building 50 feet high casts a shadow 68 feet long. Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the sun. Round you answers to the nearest whole degree. Angle of Elevation = degrees

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netry in Right Triangles..
BOOKMARK
CHECK ANSWER
A building 50 feet high casts a shadow 68 feet long.
16
Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the sun.
Round you answers to the nearest whole degree.
Angle of Elevation =
degrees
%3D

ee/143000751c805/qid/16
Tab
try in Right Triangles..
A BOOKMARK
CHECK ANSWER
A fireman's ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 50° with the ground.
17
How long is the ladder if the ladder is 8 feet from the foot of the house?
Round you answer to the nearest tenth.
Ladder =
feet
SUBMIT

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