Question

string Susan is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree. Use the diagram to estimate the height of the tree. 44 90 feet 74 ft 87 ft 65 ft

Answer 1

In the picture we cna see a right triangle, so the height of the tree ould be estimate as:

`\begin{gathered} \tan (44)=(height)/(90) \\ \text{height}=90\cdot\tan (44)\approx87ft \end{gathered}`

The height of the tree is 87 ft