Question 1183402
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A student stands 29 m away from the foot of a tree and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tree, 
measured from a {{{highlight(cross(table))}}} <U>LEVEL</U> 1.5m above the ground, is 38°28'. Calculate the height of the tree to the nearest meter
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, I edited the text to make it harmonious.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overwise, &nbsp;an unnecessary questions may arise about the table . . . (which is, &nbsp;actually, &nbsp;irrelevant to the problem).



&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Second, &nbsp;I re-calculated everything and found out that the answer by @mananth is &nbsp;INCORRECT &nbsp;due to incorrect rounding.


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I present the corrected calculations below.



<pre>
tan 38 deg 28' = x/29


x = tan 38deg 28' * 29 = 

  = 0.794485554 * 29 = 


x= 23.04008 m


height of the tree = 23.04008 + 1.5 = 24.504008 m = 25 m  (rounded as requested).        <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved (correctly).