Mast shadow
The mast has a 13 m long shadow on a slope rising from the mast foot in the direction of the shadow angle at an angle of 15°. Determine the height of the mast if the sun above the horizon is at an angle of 33°. Use the law of sines.
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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
- geometry
- similarity of triangles
- planimetrics
- right triangle
- triangle
- The Law of Sines
- goniometry and trigonometry
- sine
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