Problema Solution
A 25 foot flagpole casts a 42 foot shadow. What is the angle that the sun hits the flagpole? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
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Let 'x' represent the angle that we need to find.
tan x = 42/25
x = 59.24 degrees
The angle that the sun hits the flagpole is 59.24 degrees.