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The angle of elevation of a boy to the top of a tree is 30°. If the height of the tree is 25 feet, find the distance between the boy and the tree.

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Answer:

43.3 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

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The distance between the boy and the tree = x

Recall from trigonometrical ratios:


\tan \theta=\frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adjacent}}

Therefore:


\begin{gathered} \tan 30\degree=\frac{\text{2}5}{\text{x}} \\ \text{Cross multiply} \\ x\tan 30\degree=25 \\ x=(25)/(\tan 30\degree) \\ x=43.3\; ft \end{gathered}

The distance between the boy and the tree is 43.3 ft (correct to 2 decimal places).

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