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Tess is installing a support wire to the top of the tree in her yard. the angle the wire makes with a point on the ground 10 feet from the base of the tree is 75 degrees. how tall is the tree?
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Tess is installing a support wire to the top of the tree in her yard. the angle the wire makes with a point on the ground 10 feet from the base of the tree is 75 degrees. how tall is the tree?

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The problem can be described as a scalene triangle, where  x = a point on the ground 10 feet from the base of the tree  y = how tall is the tree  In this case, the tree has a height of 37.3205ft  I attach the solution.
Tess is installing a support wire to the top of the tree in her yard. the angle the-example-1
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