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Solve the Problem θ\theta Of the Sun in the Sky at Any Latitude

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-The angle of elevation θ\theta of the sun in the sky at any latitude LL is calculated with the formula sinθ=cosDcosLcosω+sinDsinL\sin \theta = \cos \mathrm { D } \cos \mathrm { L } \cos \omega + \sin \mathrm { D } \sin \mathrm { L } . ω\omega is the number of radians that the Earth has rotated through since noon when ω=0\omega = 0 . D is the declination of the sun. Westville has latitude L=36.5L = 36.5 ^ { \circ } . Find the angle of elevation θ\theta in degrees of the sun at 3 PM on February 29, 2012, where at that time D0.1425\mathrm { D } \approx - 0.1425 and ω0.7854\omega \approx 0.7854 .


A) 9.89.8 ^ { \circ }
B) 0.50.5 ^ { \circ }
C) 28.628.6 ^ { \circ }
D) 27.427.4 ^ { \circ }

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