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Shadow Length
The length s of a shadow cast by a vertical gnomon (a device used to tell time) of height h when the angle of the sun above the horizon is
(a) Verify that the expression for s is equal to h
(b) Use a graphing utility to create a table of the lengths s far different values of
(d) Based on your results from part (c), what time of day do you think it is when the angle of the sun above the horizon is
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PRECALCULUS-WEBASSIGN EPIN K12 ACCESS
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage