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An ant looks up at an angle of elevation of 30° to the top of a tree. If the ant is 40 feet from the base of the tree, what is the height of the tree, to the nearest tenth?

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An ant looks up at an angle of elevation of 30° to the top of a tree. If the ant is 40 feet from the base of the tree, what is the height of the tree, to the nearest tenth?

cgreenwade2000 · Answer

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cgreenwade2000 · Answer

Drawing a picture make sthis problem a little easier to see. I've made a few assumptions here but this is how the picture should look.

anonymous · Answer

I feel like an idiot, I was thinking they meant something completely different. I've been looking at nothing but trig problems since 8:30, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it lol. I got 23.1 feet.