Lucky sees a bird sitting on the top of an avocado tree that is 17.56 meters tall. If he is standing 13 meters from the tree and the angle of elevation is 29.2°, what is the distance between the line of sight of Lucky to the bird?

Lucky sees a bird sitting on the top of an avocado tree that is 17.56 meters tall. If he is standing 13 meters from the tree and the angle of elevation is 29.2°, what is the distance between the line of sight of Lucky to the bird?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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Lucky sees a bird sitting on the top of an avocado tree that is 17.56 meters tall. If he is
standing 13 meters from the tree and the angle of elevation is 29.2°, what is the distance
between the line of sight of Lucky to the bird?
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Solution:
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