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OpenStudy (anonymous):

at a certain time of day, the angle of elevation of the sun is 40 degrees. to the nearest foot, find the height of a tree whose shadow is 30 feet long

OpenStudy (amistre64):

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OpenStudy (amistre64):

since tan(40) = h/30 ; we can solve for h h = 30 tan(40)

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