An ant looks up to the top of a tree with an angle of elevation of 38 degrees . If the ant is 43 feet from the base of the tree, what is the height of the tree, to the nearest tenth?

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An ant looks up to the top of a tree with an angle of elevation of 38 degrees

. If the ant is 43 feet from the base of the tree, what is the height of the tree, to the nearest tenth?

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Height = H
Angle € = 38°
Length L = 43 ft
Sin € = opposite/adjacent
Sin 38 = H / 43
43×sin38 = H
H = 26.47 ft

Eswari answered Feb 17, 2018

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