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TrigonometrySuperchallenge

Trigonometry · Superchallenge problem

At a certain moment, a 1.51.5-metre post standing on level ground casts a 22-metre shadow. At the same moment, a 1212-metre vertical pole stands on a hillside that slopes straight down, directly away from the sun, at an angle α\alpha below the horizontal with tan⁡α=512\tan\alpha = \dfrac{5}{12}. Find the length of the pole's shadow, measured along the hillside, in metres.

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