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An ant looks up to the top of a tree at an angle of elevation of 40 degrees. If the ant is 30 feet away from the base of the tree, what is the height of the tree

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tangent (40) = tree height / 30 feet
tree height = tangent (40) * 30 feet
tree height = 0.8391 * 30
tree height = 25.173 feet


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