Asked by Ian

Find the height of the tree to the nearest foot. A. 27 ft. B. 33 ft. C. 67 ft. D. 38 ft. CA is 47 and it's on the adjacent side. CB is x and it's on the opposite side. The angle is 35 and it's near the adjacent side and the hypotenuse side.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The height is the side opposite the 35° angle, with the 47-ft side adjacent. Use tangent:

tan(35°) = opposite/adjacent = x/47
x = 47·tan(35°) ≈ 47·0.7002 ≈ 32.9 ft ≈ 33 ft.

Answer: B. 33 ft.