Question

From the diagram below, if the distance between the tree and point B is 203 meters, and the angle of depression from the top of the tree to point B is 59 °, how tall is the tree in meters? (Round to the nearest whole meter)

Answer 1

Given;

Let h be the height of the tree. Thus;

Using the tangent ratio;

`\tan59^o=(h)/(203)`

Then;

`\begin{gathered} h=203\tan59^o \\ \\ h\approx338m \end{gathered}`

CORRECT OPTION: A