SOLUTION: Determine the height of a tree if it casts a shadow 7 m long on level ground when the angle of elevation of the Sun is 50°.

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Question 230487: Determine the height of a tree if it casts a shadow 7 m
long on level ground when the angle of elevation of the
Sun is 50°.
Answer by rfer(10417) About Me  (Show Source):
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tanA=a/b
tan50=a/7
1.191753*7=a
a=8.34 m