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John wants to measure the height of a tree.he walks exactly 100 ft from the base of the tree and looks up.the angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33 degrees.how tall is the tree

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Answer: The height of the tree is 64.94ft

Explanation:

Using the trigonometry of angles

Tan theta = opposite/adjacent

Tan 33° = height of the tree/100

Height of the tree= tan 33° * 100

= 0.6494*100

= 64.94ft

The height of the tree is 64.94ft

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