A building 300 feet tall casts a 100 foot long shadow. if a person looks down from the top of the? building, what is the measure

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UkoKoshka [18]

3 years ago

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A building 300 feet tall casts a 100 foot long shadow. if a person looks down from the top of the? building, what is the measure

of the angle between the end of the shadow and the vertical side of the building?

Mathematics

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Llana [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T01:47:09+03:00

Llana [10]3 years ago

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The angle of depression, looking down, is the arcTangent(300/100) = 71.6 degrees. Remember the angle of depression is equal to the angle of elevation.