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The height of a boy that casts a 4 foot long shadow depends on the angle of the sun. A tangent can be used to calculate his height if we know the angle of the sun using the equation:

Height = shadow length x tangent of the angle of the sun.

Using a calculator, it is easy to get the value of the tangent for any angle and then complete the equation.

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