A tree casts a 24' long shadow. A bird sitting at the very top of the tree looking down at the shadow forms an angle of depression of 28°. Rounding to the nearest integer, how tall is the tree? ________ feet

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A tree casts a 24' long shadow. A bird sitting at the very top of the tree looking down at the shadow forms an angle of depression of 28°. Rounding to the nearest integer, how tall is the tree?  ________ feet

amistre64 · Answer

tan(28) = 24/h

h = 24/tan(28)

calculator says:  45.137

amistre64 · Answer

thats off; I think....let me recheck that

amistre64 · Answer

yeah, 28 is at the wrong end...

tan(28) = h/24

24 tan(26) = h

amistre64 · Answer

12.761 is correct

amistre64 · Answer

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