SOLUTION: a tree cast a shadow 532 feet long. if the angle of elevation of the sun is 25.7 degrees ,find the height of the height of the tree to the nearest whole number
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Question 1072592: a tree cast a shadow 532 feet long. if the angle of elevation of the sun is 25.7 degrees ,find the height of the height of the tree to the nearest whole number
Answer by MaxWong(38) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the height of the tree
tan(25.7) = x/532
x = 532tan(25.7)
which is about 256.03 feet.
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