Shadow Length Triangle Explorer

Relate observed stick and shadow lengths to angle using geometry

About this interactive tool

Designed for Shadow Length Mathematics, this workspace helps you work through a specific task using your own measurements and observations.

What you can make: Triangle diagram; ratio calculation

Suggested measurements or materials: Stick height; shadow length; observations

No registration, paid API, or server upload is required. Measurements, labels and notes are entered by you. Use your own judgment to check the results before applying them in real life.

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This is a user-operated planning and record-keeping aid, not a measurement instrument or professional safety assessment. Results depend on the data you enter.