SOLUTION: A small tree in the yard was leaning. To keep it from falling, we tied a 3 yard strap into the ground 1.25 yards from the base of the tree opposite the direction where the tree is

Question 1013629: A small tree in the yard was leaning. To keep it from falling, we tied a 3 yard strap into the ground 1.25 yards from the base of the tree opposite the direction where the tree is leaning. The strap was nailed to the tree 1.5 yards above the ground.How far from the vertical was the tree leaning?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A small tree in the yard was leaning. To keep it from falling, we tied a 3 yard strap into the ground 1.25 yards from the base of the tree opposite the direction where the tree is leaning. The strap was nailed to the tree 1.5 yards above the ground. How far from the vertical was the tree leaning?
----------------
sine = 1.25/3
Angle =~ 24.6 degs

RELATED QUESTIONS
The clients have 6m tall tree in their back yard that is leaning 8 degrees to the... (answered by ikleyn)

The truck of a leaning tree makes an angle of 12 degrees with the vertical. To prevent... (answered by nyc_function)

BRIDGES In 1895, a brick arch railway bridge was built on North Avenue in Baltimore,... (answered by solver91311)

Find, to the nearest square yard, the area of a triangular plot of ground that measures... (answered by tommyt3rd)

The trunk of a leaning tree makes an angle of 12 degrees with the vertical. To prevent... (answered by Edwin McCravy,MathTherapy)

A girl stands 400 ft. from a tree. With her eye at ground level she sights along a yard... (answered by checkley71)

A girl is flying a kite in strong winds. She releases the string at a rate of 1 yard per... (answered by Alan3354)

BRIDGES In 1895, a brick arch railway bridge was built on North Avenue in Baltimore,... (answered by solver91311)

A leaf falls from a tree into a yard, 1000 cm * 600 cm. Two round buckets are in the... (answered by Fombitz)