Chelsea sitting 8 feet from the foot of a tree. From where she is sitting the angle of elevation of her line of sight to the top

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of the tree is 36°. If your line of sight starts at 1.5 feet above ground how tall is the tree to the nearest foot

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tia_tia [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-02T03:52:45+03:00

6 0

6 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

We’ll use the trigonometric rule of SOHCAHTOA;

Well use <em>TOA</em> – since we know the value of the adjacent side and we are evaluating for the opposite side;

Tan Φ = Opposite / Adjacent

Tan 36 = x / 8

x = Tan 36 * 8

x = 5.81234

x = 6 ft