## anonymous 3 years ago if the distance from the top of the building to the tip of the shadow is 50 feeet, what is the length of its shadow? A. 144.89 feet B. 12.84 feet C. 48.3 feet D. 51.7 feet

1. anonymous

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2. anonymous

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3. anonymous

What math level are u in

4. anonymous

You think you draw better than me?

5. anonymous

well tonight Im finishing my geometry class, and algebra 2

6. anonymous

Do you know SOH CAH TOA?

7. anonymous

lol @wio is was part of the problem lol

8. anonymous

no I dont know that person

9. anonymous

problem lol

10. jennychan12

SOH CAH TOA is the trig functions

11. anonymous

Use Sine law

12. anonymous

You have to do a proportion

13. jennychan12

14. anonymous

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15. jennychan12

not necesarily a proportion. sine 75 = x/50

16. anonymous

$\sin(75^\circ) = \frac{x}{50}$You want to find $$x$$ because the opposite side is the length of the shadow.

17. anonymous

I got D for my answer

18. jennychan12

just solve for x

19. anonymous

Yay