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Question from Lorilyn:

A pole,110meters high,cast a shadow of 35meters long,what is the angle

Lorilyn,

In my diagramTh ple is represented by the line segument CA and the shadow by AB.

pole and shadow

I am going to assume that the angle you are seeking is the angle ABC. What trig function relates the mesure of the angle ABC to the lengths of CA and AB?

Penny

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