SOLUTION: At a point on the ground 50 meters from the foot of a tree the measure of the angle of elevation of the top of the tree is 48 degrees. Find the height of the tree to the nearest me

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Question 548561: At a point on the ground 50 meters from the foot of a tree the measure of the angle of elevation of the top of the tree is 48 degrees. Find the height of the tree to the nearest meter.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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base = 50
angle of elevation = 48
Tan of an angle = opposite side/adjacent side
Tan (48)=height/distance
50*tan(48)= height
height = 55.5 feet