If a 75.0­foot flagpole casts a shadow 43.0 feet long, to the nearest10 minutes what is the angle of elevation of the sun from the tip of the shadow?

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If a 75.0­foot flagpole casts a shadow 43.0 feet long, to the nearest
10 minutes what is the angle of elevation of the sun from the tip of the shadow?

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