A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground if the broken parts makes an angle 50 degree with the ground and the top of the tree is now 20 feet from its base how tall the tree?
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soirry i havent learnt trig. yet
have not learnt? I agree, Stave.
draw the sketch: observation angle 50 deg, height 20ft.
height/distance=tan50
distance=height/tan50=20/tan50
draw the sketch: observation angle 50 deg, height 20ft.
height/distance=tan50
distance=height/tan50=20/tan50
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