SOLUTION: A tree has grown at one corner of a school yard 35 m long and 55 m wide. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the opposite corner of the school yard is 17°. What is

Question 1169791: A tree has grown at one corner of a school yard 35 m long and 55 m wide. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the opposite corner of the school yard is 17°. What is the height of the tree and the angle of elevation from the other 2 corners of the courtyard?
Answer by ikleyn(52810) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To answer your first question, calculate the diagonal of the rectangular school yard and then
multiply the length of the diagonal by tan(17°).

To answer next questions, divide the found height of the tree by the respective dimension of the school yard.

Then find the arctan of each ratio, using your calculator.

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You have all needed instructions.

Boldly go forward.

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