1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sergeinik [125]
3 years ago
5

a vertical pole 10 ft. tall casts a 14-foot shadow. what is the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree?

Mathematics
1 answer:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
8 0
Draw a right triangle.

tan(theta) = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}

tan(theta) = \frac{10}{14}

Arctangent (tan^-1) can be used to find theta.

tan^{-1}(\frac{10}{14})=theta

theta\ is\ approx\ \boxed{36\ degrees}

You might be interested in
Annie estimates that a bookcase is 78.25 inches .the actual height is 75.50 inches
UkoKoshka [18]
Percent error = (estimate - real)/(real) * 100

percent error = (78.25 - 75.50)/(75.50) * 100

percent error = 3.6%
8 0
3 years ago
Help! <br><br>3x10=(2x10)+(1x_)
motikmotik
3*10=(2*10)+(1*x) \\  \\ 30=20+x \\  \\ 10=x
8 0
3 years ago
5x-2y ≤ 20 can you guys solve this.
Levart [38]

Your answer is y ≥ −10 + 5x/2
7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How much water would a 8 ft by 25 ft rectangle hold
ziro4ka [17]

what is the height? in order to calculate the amount of water a rectangular prism can hold, you must know the volume of that rectangular prism, therefore needing three unit factors, including the length, width, and height.... you gave me two factors, the length and the width, so i cannot help you

8 0
3 years ago
Wesdfrgtygfyhujkilhiuh
3241004551 [841]

Answer:

i do not know what are your talking about.

Step-by-step explanation:

what!. that's my answer.

4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Please help me, I need to get a good score on this test so bad.
    14·1 answer
  • Mark wants a new car that costs $30,000. He only has $500 in his savings account and $300 in his checking account. Which financi
    10·2 answers
  • A binomial experiment consists of 17 trials. The probability of success on trial 10 is 0.4. What is the probability of success o
    11·1 answer
  • Could someone help me with this? it'd be very appreciated!
    12·1 answer
  • What fraction of a cylinder’s volume is a sphere’s volume with the same radius and height?
    8·1 answer
  • Some of the dimensions of a square pyramid are shown in the diagram. The height of the square pyramid is 5.1 meters.
    7·2 answers
  • THE NEW GAME SHOWWWWWWWW WHAT DO YA KNOW!<br> Guess the you tuber
    7·1 answer
  • Which of the following linear equations passes through points (2,0) and (5,-3)?
    5·1 answer
  • An online book store sells e-books on their website. Each book is the same price. The cost to purchase 5 e-books is $8.00.
    5·1 answer
  • What is the difference between a regular and irregular quadrilateral?
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!