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You are standing 25 ft from the foot of a tree. The angle of elevation as you look at the top of the tree is 320. How tall is the tree that you are looking at?

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Answer: 15.62 feet

Explanation:

First, draw a picture (see attachment). Then, use trigonometry to solve.


\tan 32^o=(x)/(25)\\\\\\25\ \tan 32^o=x\\\\\\\boxed{15.62}=x

You are standing 25 ft from the foot of a tree. The angle of elevation as you look-example-1
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