Dr. Johnny Smith is looking up from camp at an angle of elevation of 27 degrees to the top of a Red Wood Tree. The tree is 85 feet tall. What is the distance from the bottom of the tree to the camp?

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Kjell Ivar asked Jun 23, 2022

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Dr. Johnny Smith is looking up from camp at an angle of elevation of 27

degrees to the top of a Red Wood Tree. The tree is 85 feet tall. What is
the distance from the bottom of the tree to the camp?

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Kjell Ivar asked Jun 23, 2022

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Answer:

166.8 feet

Explanation:

tan = opp/adj

opp = height of tree

adj = distance

tan27 = 85/distance

distance = 85/tan27

use calculator

distance = 166.821892967937799

166.8 feet

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