You are on level ground in the late afternoon. The Sun is at angle of elevation of 17 degrees. A tree casts a 206-foot long shadow feet. What is the height of the tree in the nearest foot

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You are on level ground in the late afternoon. The Sun is at angle of elevation of 17 degrees. A tree casts a 206-foot long shadow feet. What is the height of the tree in the nearest foot

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AB is the tree

$\\ \sf\longmapsto tanC=(AB)/(BC)$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto tan17=(AB)/(206)$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto AB=0.3(206)$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto AB=61.8ft$

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