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Scott is standing 80 ft from the base of a tree He sees the top of the tree from an angle of elevation of 42 degrees His eye is 4.5 feet off the ground How tall is the tree?
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∙ 13y ago
Tangent of theta = Y/X, or opposite the angle/the adjacent of angle. So;
Tangent of 42 degrees = height/80'
80' tan 42 = height
= 72 feet ( you might want to subtract that 4.5 foot eye height )
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