CPM Homework Help : CCA2 Problem 12-109

A $125$ -foot redwood tree is leaning $20^\circ$ off vertical. How long will its shadow be when the angle the sunlight makes with the ground is $68^\circ$ ?

Hint:

Draw a diagram to help you picture the problem.

Triangle, labeled as follows: left side, 125 feet, bottom left angle, open parenthesis, 90 minus 20, close parenthesis, degrees, bottom right angle, 68 degrees.

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More Help:

Use the Law of Sines to solve this problem.