SOLUTION: DRAW A SKETCH AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM Suppose you are standing on one bank of a river. A tree on the other side of the river is known to be 150 feet tall. A line from the top of

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Question 867286: DRAW A SKETCH AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM
Suppose you are standing on one bank of a river. A tree on the other side of the
river is known to be 150 feet tall. A line from the top of the tree to the ground at
your feet makes an angle of 11° with the ground. How far from you is the base of the tree?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Accross the river from observer's feet to base of tree is x.
150%2Fx=tan%2811%29
x%2F150=1%2Ftan%2811%29
highlight%28x=150%2Ftan%2811%29%29