document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112226>Question 1112226</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a lumberjack standing at 50 ft from a tree measures a 3 degree angle of depression to the base of the tree and a 23 degree angle of elevation to the top of the tree. determine the height of the tree (to the nearest tenth of a foot). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #727242 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=727242\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + y = height of tree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(23) = x/50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = tan(23) * 50 = 21.2237<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(3) = y/50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = tan(3) * 50 = 2.6204<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 2.6204 +21.2237 = 23.8441 approximately 23.8 feet<BR>\n" );
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