A tower that is 117 feet tall casts a shadow 158 feet long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. The angle of elevation is
degrees. (Round to the nearest degree.)

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  37 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

The tower and the shadow form legs of a right triangle. The angle of interest is the angle between a direct line from the shadow tip to the tower top, and the ground, adjacent to the shadow. The relevant trig relation is ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

  tan(angle of elevation) = (117 ft)/(158 ft)

The arctangent function is used to find the angle that has a given tangent.

  angle of elevation = arctan(117/158) ≈ 36.52°

The angle of elevation is about 37°.

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your answer is option c.