The sun’s rays are striking the ground at a 55° angle, and the length of the shadow of a tree is 56 feet. How tall is the tree? select one: a. 80.0 feet b. 45.9 feet ( Incorrect) c. 34.2 feet (incorrect)

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The sun’s rays are striking the ground at a 55° angle, and the length of the shadow of a tree is 56 feet. How tall is the tree?

select one:
a. 80.0 feet
b. 45.9 feet ( Incorrect)
c. 34.2 feet (incorrect)
d. 32.1 feet

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tan 55 = h / 56 where h = height of the tree.
h = 56 tan 55
= 79.98 feet

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Olaseni answered Feb 28, 2018

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