01-22-2008, 02:52 AM
|
#13
|
|
caveman pornstar
   
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ridin on a unicorn
Age: 33
Posts: 6,317
|
Re: [High School - Trig]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sh4d0wD3v1L
Not to bump this, but if 180 is the opp side, it's not finding the angle w/ the building. The way it is now (see: edit) is the angle with the building. The way I described it originally is the angle of the shadow relevant to the top of the bldg.....Which one are you looking for?
|
You did it right the first time. 70 is opposite, 180 is adjacent. So the answer is arctan(70/180).
|
|
|