The sun shines at a 30° angle to the ground. To the nearest inch, how long is the shadow cast by a 72-inch tall fence post?

the shadow cast by a 72-inch tall fence post is of 125 inch!

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have , The sun shines at a 30° angle to the ground. To the nearest inch, We need to find how long is the shadow cast by a 72-inch tall fence post. Let's find out:

According to question we have a right angle triangle with following parameters :

We know that

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Rounding off we get :

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Therefore , the shadow cast by a 72-inch tall fence post is of 125 inch!