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What is the angle of elevation to the sun when a tree 6 m high cast a shadow of 4.8 m on level ground?
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51.34019175 degrees or as 51o20'24.69''
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Do elevation and altitude mean the same thing?
No, elevation is the angle at which you would be elevating something. Altitude is usually a term used when flying planes to describe how high you are in relation to sea level.
What is the difference between height and elevation?
There is a big difference between height and elevation. Height is how tall something is. Elevation is how far above sea level something is.
If a ladder 40 feet long is placed so as to reach a window 30 feet high. What angle does it make with the level ground and how far is its foot from the base of the building?
Answer your self dont know
If a tree is 12 feet tall and has a 16 ft shadow how tall is a tree that casts a 20 ft shadow?
Assuming the shadows are measured at the same time of day and that the trees are on level ground, the tree with a 20-foot shadow is a quarter longer than the tree with a 16-foot shadow. Adding a quarter of the height to 12 feet makes it 15 feet tall. Alternatively use the tangent ratio which will be opposite (height of 1st tree) over adjacent (its shadow) and multiply it by the adjacent of the 2nd tree: (12/16)*20 = 15 feet tall.
What is altitude?
== == Science Major: Altitude is height above mean sea level (MSL) or true altitude, which means in reference to what sea level is on the ground, or height above ground level (AGL), which is also called absolute altitude, which means height above the ground with no reference to the ground's height above sea level. In example, if the sea level in a certain place is 100 feet and you are 250 feet above the ground, your altitude above sea level would be 350 feet, and your altitude above ground level would be 250 feet.
The top of a billboard is 40 feet above the ground What is the angle of elevation of the sun when the billboard casts a 30 foot shadow on level ground?
tan-1(40/30) = 53.13° Therefore, the sun is at a 53.13° angle of elevation.
How do you find the angle of elevation of the sun if the shadow of the pole 60 ft tall reaches 92 ft from the pole?
Providing that the pole is on level ground you have the outline of a right angled triangle with an adjacent side of 92 ft (the shadow of the pole) and a opposite side of 60 ft (the height of the pole). To find the angle of elevation use the tangent ratio. Tangent = Opposite/Adjacent Tangent = 60/92 = 0.652173913 Tan-1(0.652173913) = 33.11134196 degrees Therefore the angle of elevation is 33o correct to two significant figures.
What is the height of a flag pole that cast a shadow of 7.42 m at an angle of elevation 48.4 degrees on level ground?
Using tangent ratio for a right angle triangle: tan(48.4)*7.42 = 8.357 m which is the height of the flag pole rounded to 3 decimal places
Is the length of your shadow the same as your height?
No. Only if the ground is level and the light source is very far away and at a 45 degree angle.
What determines the shape of a shadow?
the way that you stand determines the shape of a shadow.
How long in feet would the shadow be for an object which is 18.6 feet tall?
In addition to the height of the object, the length of its shadow depends on a few other things that are not described in the question. -- Is the object standing straight upright ? -- Is the shadow cast on the ground or on sometheing else? -- If on the ground, is the ground level ? -- What is the altitude (angle) of the sun ?
What is the elevation of your house?
It can mean the height from the ground to the roof peak, or the ground elevation above or below sea level.
The height of land above or below sea level is known as what?
Elevation or AltitudeAnswer #2:Ground elevation.
What is the angle of elevation from the top of a bluilding from a point 165 feet away from the building on ground level is 26 degrees what is the height of the building?
The question is not quite clear but if the angle of elevation is 26 degrees at a distance of 165 feet away from the building then its height is 80.47587711 feet. 165*tan(26) = 80.47587711 feet
What describes the angle between level ground and the edge of a pyramid?
An Obtuse Angle (Apex)
What describes the angle between level ground and the path of a plane taking off?
acute angle
Is shadow lenghts caused by light a scientific law or therory?
Yes - it's simple trigonomety - the shadow length (assuming level ground, the sun at angle a and a vertical object of height h) is h tan a, where a = 0 at midday with the sun directly overhead.
