Question

an 18 ft tree casts a 15ft long shadow. What angle is formed? A.) 30 degrees B.)40 degrees C.) 50 degrees D.) 60 degrees

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C $50\°$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

A-------> the angle

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

we know that

In the right triangle

$tan(A)=\frac{18}{15}$

$A=arctan(18/15)=50\°$