Please show the work you do to solve each problem below, including drawings, equ

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Please show the work you do to solve each problem below, including drawings, equations, etc. You may discuss this assignment with your classmates, but the solution you turn in must be your own work 1) The angle of elevation of the sun is 34. Find the length of the shadow cast by a person who is 5 feet 3 inches tall. Write your answer in a complete sentence (round to the nearest inch): 2) A swimmer wants to swim straight out from the beach to the island, but first wants to estimate the distance to the island. He spots an object on the island at an angle of 30° from the beach. Then he walks 50 meters down the beach and spots the same object on the island at an angle of 40°, as shown in the figure to the right. How far away is the island? 50m-l Bexh 80

Explanation / Answer

Let the length of the shadow be l feet

tan theta= height/shadow

tan 34=5.25/l

l= 5.25/tan 34=7 feet 9 inches

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