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Look at the tree shown in the diagram. What is the bight of the tree rounded to the nearest tenth foot?

Look at the tree shown in the diagram. What is the bight of the tree rounded to the-example-1

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Correct answer is B, 69.3 feet

Explanation:

Since we have a 30°-60°-90° right triangle, the length of the longer leg is √3 times the length of the shorter leg, so the length of the shorter leg is 1/√3, or √3/3 times the length of the longer leg.


120( ( √(3) )/(3)) = 40 √(3) = 69.3

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