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Name a geometric figure that could be the height of a tree

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Answer:

Triangle

Explanation:

h = Tan A x d, where h is the tree height, d is the distance from tree, and A is the angle to the top of the tree.

Basically you want to solve for the hypotenuse by using basic trig

User Arne Mertz
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