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Angle of Elevation The height of an outdoor basketball backboard is feet, and the backbo...

Angle of Elevation The height of an outdoor basketball backboard is feet, and the backboard casts a shadow feet long.

(a) Draw a right triangle that gives a visual representation of the problem. Label the known and unknown quantities.
(b) Use a trigonometric function to write an equation involving the unknown angle of elevation.
(c) Find the angle of elevation of the sun.

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