John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree? 1517 APR

John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree? 1517 APR

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1GP

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