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If a trees shadow is 16 feet long, and the angle of elevation from teh tip of the shadow to the tree is 37, what is the hieght of the tree

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\tan 37^(\circ)=(x)/(16) \\\\x=\boxed{16 \tan 37^(\circ) \text{ ft}}

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