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A tree casts a 36 ft shadow. The angle of depression from the top of the tree to the tip of the shadow is 25°. Find the height of the tree to the nearest tenth.

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make a sketch to see that
height/36 = tan 25°

height = 36tan25 = appr 16.8 ft

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