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A tower that is 106 feet tall casts a shadow 121 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the
nearest degree
106
121
The angle of elevation is
degrees. (Round to the nearest degree.)

i think the length is 12 and the width is 17

answer: the angel abc is 30°,and the abc is a triangle where the angel bac is 90°

so ac is the half of 24=12ft,and from the pythagorean theorem we find ba

ba=√bc^2-ac^2=√576-144=√432=12√3ft

so bac is 12+12√3=12(1+√3)ft

answer:

c) the x-coordinate of the center of the circle increases by 3