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at a certain time of the day a tree casts a shadow of 5ft. find the ht. of the tree if tan.A = 5/6.

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Answered by Steve
If A is the angle of elevation of the sun, then

tanA = height/shadowlength

So,

height/5 = 5/6

Looks like you need to review the basic trig functions. And always draw a diagram!
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