An ant on the ground is 22 feet from the foot of a tree. She looks up at a bird at the top of the tree, and her line of sight makes 30 degrees with the ground. How far is she from the top of the tree?

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campbell_st · Answer

well start by drawing the right triangle and show the information 

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you need to find x, using trigonometry

anonymous · Answer

Does x = 44 ?

campbell_st · Answer

not quite... which ratio did you use..?

anonymous · Answer

I was using 30-60-90 triangle theorem...

campbell_st · Answer

ok... if you use that 

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remember, the shortest side is opposite the smallest angle... 

so you can't use the sin ratio which says sin(30) = 1/2