Question 876738

Let h = height of tree

We use the tangent function which tells us that the opposite side of a right triangle is divided by the adjacent side of the right triangle. 

tan25° = opposite side, which is our h divided by adjacent side, which is the distance the tree is from point A.

In short, tan25° = h/54

To find h, I multiplied both sides by 54. However, I get a negative answer, which is never possible when searching for distance. This means the problem may have a typo or you did not provide the correct numbers. Try it yourself. 

tan25°(54) = h