ovan is a firefighter who has been called to rescue a cat that is stuck in a tree. He has a 25-foot ladder that he will use to become a hero for Destiny, the owner of the cat. The angle of elevation from Donovan's feet on the ground at the bottom of the ladder is 34°. What is the height of the tree (in feet) rounded to the nearest hundredth

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Donovan is a firefighter who has been called to rescue a cat that is stuck in a tree. He has a 25-foot ladder that he will use to become a hero for Destiny, the owner of the cat. The angle of elevation from Donovan's feet on the ground at the bottom of the ladder is 34°.

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