Question 368400
To find the height of the tree, we use the tangent function from trigonometry.


The point which is 60 feet away from the base of the tree and the line of sight create a right triangle for us.


tangent = opposite side of triangle divided by the adjacent side of triangle.


Let h = height of tree


tan42 = h/60


tan42(60) = h


54.02424266 = h


To nearest foot, the tree is 54 feet.