Scientists can estimate the depth of craters on the moon by studying the lengths of their shad- ows in the craters. Shadows" lengths can be estimated by measuring them on photographs. Find the depth of a crater if the shadow is estimated to be 400 m long and the angle of elevation of the sun is 48°
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Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.
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