Ben made a sundial in his backyard by placing a stick with height 6 in. straight into the ground, and marking the hours in the grass. To test it, he checks the time each day when the sun makes an angle of 30° or 60° with the ground. Select all the possible lengths of the shadow when Ben checks the sundial. O 2/3in O 2/2in O 12 in O6/3in
Ben made a sundial in his backyard by placing a stick with height 6 in. straight into the ground, and marking the hours in the grass. To test it, he checks the time each day when the sun makes an angle of 30° or 60° with the ground. Select all the possible lengths of the shadow when Ben checks the sundial. O 2/3in O 2/2in O 12 in O6/3in
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Transcribed Image Text:Ben made a sundial in his backyard by placing a stick with height 6 in.
straight into the ground, and marking the hours in the grass. To test it, he
checks the time each day when the sun makes an angle of 30° or 60° with
the ground. Select all the possible lengths of the shadow when Ben checks
the sundial.
O 2/3in
02/2in
O12 in
06/3in
O8 in
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