Standing on level ground, a person casts a shadow 1.97 m long when the Sun is 59.5 degrees above the horizon. How tall is the person? Give your answer in meters.

 

a 5 ft tall girl stands on level ground the sun is 25 degrees above the horizon. how long is her shadow?

A 5.9 ft-tall girl stands on level ground. The sun is 30 degreesabove the horizon.

A person is standing at the edge of the water and looking out at the ocean. The height of the person's eyes above the water is h = 16 meters, and the radius of the Earth is  

(a) How far is the horizon? 

(b) Express (a) in miles.