Question

Dr. Johnny Smith is looking up from camp at an angle of elevation of 27

degrees to the top of a Red Wood Tree. The tree is 85 feet tall. What is
the distance from the bottom of the tree to the camp?

Answer 1

166.8 feet

Explanation:

tan = opp/adj

opp = height of tree

adj = distance

tan27 = 85/distance

distance = 85/tan27

use calculator

distance = 166.821892967937799

166.8 feet