SOLUTION: bob observed a tall tree while walking to school. looking up to the top of the tree, he estimates that the angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the tree is 40° and his d

Question 1182099: bob observed a tall tree while walking to school. looking up to the top of the tree, he estimates that the angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the tree is 40° and his distance from the base of the tree is 8m. if hob is 1.4m tall, then calculate the height of the tree to the nearest tenth of a meter. include a diagram and a therefore statement.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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From figure
tan 40 =x/8
x=8 tan 40
x=6.71
Height of tree = 6.71+1.4 m
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