College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 62GP
The sun is 30° above the horizon. It makes a 52-m-long shadow of a tall tree. How high is the tree?
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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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