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Originally Posted by sorrsuki
There is a stick which is 80cm long.
In summer solstice, the shortest length of the shadow is 15cm.
In winter solstice, the longest length of the shadow is 130cm.
Which latitude does the stick locate?
i want to know the calculation method, thanks....
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Longest? shouldn't that be "shortest" also? At dawn on the winter solstice, the shadow could get very long.
The summer solstice data alone should be able to give you an answer, as will the winter solstice data (if you know the latitudes of the Tropics). The two answers are approx. the same answer.