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What is the height of the tree? Round answer to the nearest tenth

What is the height of the tree? Round answer to the nearest tenth-example-1

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Using tangent function:


\begin{gathered} \tan (\theta)=(opposite)/(adjacent) \\ so\colon \\ \tan (10)=(h)/(50) \\ h=50\cdot\tan (10) \\ h=8.8m \end{gathered}

What is the height of the tree? Round answer to the nearest tenth-example-1
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