John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 125 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 40°. This particular tree grows at an angle of 85° with respect to the ground (in the direction John was walking). How tall is the tree? (Find the 3rd sinc sin angle and use law of sines)

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John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 125 feet from the base of the tree and
looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 40°. This particular tree grows at an angle of
85° with respect to the ground (in the direction John was walking). How tall is the tree? (Find the 3rd
sinc
sin
angle and use law of sines)

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