In the diagram below, a point is located 30 feet from the base of a tree. The angle of elevation from the point on the ground to the top of the tree is 57°. What is the height of the tree to the nearest foot?

In the diagram below a point is located 30 feet from the base of a tree The angle of elevation from the point on the ground to the top of the tree is 57 What is class=

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Data:

[tex]\begin{gathered} x=30 \\ \theta=57 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then, using the tangent function:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan (\theta)=\frac{Opposite}{Adjacent} \\ \text{Opposite}=\text{height}=\tan (\theta)\times Adjacent \end{gathered}[/tex]

Replacing the values:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Height}=\tan (57)\times30=1.53\times30=45.9 \\ \text{Height}\approx46 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The answer of height to the nearest foot: 46ft

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