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Mr. Johnson spots a parrot in a tree at an angle of elevation of 40 degrees. If he is 60 feet away from the base of the tree, how TALL is the tree?
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Mr. Johnson spots a parrot in a tree at an angle of elevation of 40 degrees. If he is 60 feet away from the base of the tree, how TALL is the tree?

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tan(40) = .84
.84/1 = x/60
x = 50.4

The height of the tree equals 50.345 rounded to 50.4
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