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Find the height of the tree.
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Answer to Problem 43AYU
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Pat needs to determine the height of a tree before cutting down to be sure that it will not fall on a nearly fence. The angle of elevation of the tree from one position on a flat path from the tree is
Calculation:
By using the property of triangle, we get
Also,
In the triangle
Putting the values,
In the right triangle
Hence, the height of the tree
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