You are measuring the height of a spruce tree. You stand 45 feet from the base of the tree. You measure the angle of elevation from a point on the ground to the top of the tree to be 59º. Use a trigonometric ratio to estimate the height of the spruce tree.

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campbell_st · Answer

best advice for trig is to draw a diagram

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select a trig ratio

$$\tan(59) = \frac{h}{45}..... h = 45\times \tan(59)$$