Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 3 - Radian Measure and the Unit Circle - Section 3.3 The Unit Circle and Circular Functions - 3.3 Exercises - Page 125: 89b

Answer

These results agree with our intuition. As we move farther north, away from the tropical regions, we would expect the angle of elevation of the sun to decrease.

Work Step by Step

At a latitude of $30^{\circ}$, the angle of elevation of the sun is $32.4^{\circ}$ At a latitude of $38.5^{\circ}$, the angle of elevation of the sun is $27.3^{\circ}$ These results agree with our intuition. As we move farther north, away from the tropical regions, we would expect the angle of elevation of the sun to decrease.
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