60° 27 ft A mathematically inclined squirrel sits atop a 27 -foot tall tree. He spies an acorn on the ground some distance away. After careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 60 ° from the base of his tree. Round answer to nearest tenth. A) How far is it from the base of the tree to the acorn? ft B) How far is it from squirrel to the acorn? = ft

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A mathematically inclined squirrel sits atop a 27 -foot tall tree. He spies an acorn on the ground some distance away. After careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 60 º from the base of his tree. Round answer to nearest tenth.

A) How far is it from the base of the tree to the acorn?

B) How far is it from squirrel to the acorn? 

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A mathematically inclined squirrel sits atop a 27 -foot tall tree. He spies an acorn on the
ground some distance away. After careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 60 o
from the base of his tree. Round answer to nearest tenth.
A) How far is it from the base of the tree to the acorn?
ft
B) How far is it from squirrel to the acorn? =
ft
Transcribed Image Text:27 ft A mathematically inclined squirrel sits atop a 27 -foot tall tree. He spies an acorn on the ground some distance away. After careful measurements, he determines the acorn is 60 o from the base of his tree. Round answer to nearest tenth. A) How far is it from the base of the tree to the acorn? ft B) How far is it from squirrel to the acorn? = ft
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