SOLUTION: if point A is 54 ft from the tree, and the angle between the ground ar point A and the top of the tree is 25 degrees find the height h of the tree

Question 876738: if point A is 54 ft from the tree, and the angle between the ground ar point A and the top of the tree is 25 degrees find the height h of the tree
Answer by harpazo(655) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let h = height of tree
We use the tangent function which tells us that the opposite side of a right triangle is divided by the adjacent side of the right triangle.
tan25� = opposite side, which is our h divided by adjacent side, which is the distance the tree is from point A.
In short, tan25� = h/54
To find h, I multiplied both sides by 54. However, I get a negative answer, which is never possible when searching for distance. This means the problem may have a typo or you did not provide the correct numbers. Try it yourself.
tan25�(54) = h

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