A monster stands at 80 inches tall and casts a shadow that is 148 inches. What is angle of elevation from the end of the shadow to the top of the monsters head.

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The formula is known as the Pythagorean theorem. a^2+b^2=c^2.
First we need to find a, either side will work for a or b, but let the height of the monster represent a(80). We need to find 80^2. We get 6400, now we work on b to find c^2. 148^2 is equal to 21,904. We need to add these numbers to find c. 6400+21904=28,304, or c^2. You are trying to find c, so we find the square root of c^2 to find c. The square root of 28304 is about 168.23. There is your answer,168.23