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A squirrel sits on top a 14-foot tall tree. he spies an acorn on the ground some distance away. after careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 74 degrees from the bottom of his tree. to determine
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A squirrel sits on top a 14-foot tall tree. he spies an acorn on the ground some distance away. after careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 74 degrees from the bottom of his tree. to determine how far away the acorn is form the base of the tree, which trigonometric function would you use?

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Answer: tangent

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In relation to the 74-degree angle, you have the adjacent side and the opposite side.

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