On a morning of a day when the sun will pass directly overhead, the shadow of a 77-ft building on level ground is 264 ft long, as shown in the figure, At the moment in question, the angle 0 the sun makes with O the ground is increasing at the rate of 0.27°/min. At what rate is the shadow decreasing? Express your answer in in./min. (Remember to use radians.) 264 The shadow is decreasing at in./min. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) Clear All Check Answer Help Me Solve This Textbook Print

On a morning of a day when the sun will pass directly overhead, the shadow of a 77-ft building on level ground is 264 ft long, as shown in the figure, At the moment in question, the angle 0 the sun makes with O the ground is increasing at the rate of 0.27°/min. At what rate is the shadow decreasing? Express your answer in in./min. (Remember to use radians.) 264 The shadow is decreasing at in./min. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) Clear All Check Answer Help Me Solve This Textbook Print

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions

Section6.7: Applied Problems

Problem 68E

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