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11 December, 06:12

A person walking down the street notices his shadow. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the sun is 60° and the length of the shadow is 5 feet, what is the distance from the top of his head to the tip of his shadow (round to 2 decimal places) ?

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  1. 11 December, 09:54
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    LEt the required distance be x, then

    5/x = cos 60

    x = 5 / cos 60 = 5 / 0.5 = 10 feet.
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