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Item 5 A spotlight on the ground shines a beam of light to the top of a tree that is 12 m tall. The beam of light makes an angle of 40° with the ground. What is the distance from the spotlight to the base of the tree, rounded to the nearest meter? 10 m 14 m 16 m 19 m PreviousFinish

Answer 1

Answer:

14 m

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Height of tree=AB=12 m

$\theta=40^{\circ}$

We have to find the distance from the spotlight to the base of the tree.

We know that

$tan\theta=\frac{perpendicular\;side}{base}$

$\frac{AB}{BC}=tan40$

$\frac{12}{BC}=tan40$

$BC=\frac{12}{tan40}=14.3\approx 14$

Hence, the distance from the spotlight to the base of the tree=14 m