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Red maple trees can reach heights up to 80 feet. What is the height of the maple tree shown below?

Red maple trees can reach heights up to 80 feet. What is the height of the maple tree-example-1
User Brance
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Answer:

Explanation:


sin 35/h = sin 90/95\\n=54.48976145\\54.5

User DiveIntoML
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Answer:

h = 54.5

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions

sin theta = opp / hyp

sin 35 = h/95

95 sin 35 = h

h=54.48976

Rounding to the nearest tenth

h = 54.5

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