at 1:00 pm, you cast a shadow that is 15 inches long.if your height is 65 inches,find the angle of depression for the suns rays.
2007-03-28 18:05:18 · 4 answers · asked by princess 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
can you show the work please thank you
2007-03-28 18:06:29 · update #1
no thanks i'd rather not-
2007-03-28 18:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by Dziner 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The angle of depression (I hope) is the angle formed by me and the shadow, where the vertex is at my head. This angle is then Tan-1(1/5).
Go to the tangent table and find the value 0.2 (or the closest value in the table), and read off the angle. Should be somewhat less than 11 degrees.
2007-03-29 01:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
65/15 = tan x
x = 77°
2007-03-29 01:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tanx = 65/15
x= 12.99 degrees
2007-03-29 01:12:57 · answer #4 · answered by Roger M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋