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  • 28-10-2022
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if the sun is 57° above the horizon, find the length of the shadow cast by a 82 ft building. Round your answer to the nearest tenth

if the sun is 57 above the horizon find the length of the shadow cast by a 82 ft building Round your answer to the nearest tenth class=

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BrylinI770644 BrylinI770644
  • 28-10-2022

Given data:

The given figure is shown.

The expression for tan(57°) is,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan (57^{\circ})=\frac{82\text{ ft}}{x} \\ x=\frac{82\text{ ft}}{\tan(57^{\circ})} \\ =53.2514\text{ ft} \\ \approx53.2\text{ ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Thus, the length of the shadow is 53.2 ft.

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