Question

Please help me with this question and explain it so I can understand. thank you!

Answer 1

We can solve this question using trigonometric functions. Here, we use the tangent of the angle of elevation to find the height of the tree.

`\begin{gathered} \tan 40^o=(h)/(35) \\ 0.839=(h)/(35) \\ 0.839*35=h \\ 29.36=h \end{gathered}`

Thus, the height of the tree is 29 feet (to the nearest foot).