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Find the height x of the tree

Find the height x of the tree-example-1
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i think either might be a or b
User Wowo Ot
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Answer:

19.8 m

Explanation:

To find the height of the tree, we can use the trig ratio tangent:

θ = angle, h = height

tan θ
= (opposite)/(adjacent)

tan 33° = h / 30.5

h = (tan 33°)(30.5)

h = (0.6494)(30.5)

h = 19.8 m

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