SOLUTION: A tree has grown at one corner of a school yard 35m long and 55m wide. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the opposite corner of the school yard is 17 degrees. Calc
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Question 1187941: A tree has grown at one corner of a school yard 35m long and 55m wide. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the opposite corner of the school yard is 17 degrees. Calculate the height of the tree, and the angle of elevation from the other two corners of the courtyard.
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