John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree? 1517 APR
John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree? 1517 APR
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Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup?
To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree?
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