To find the height of a tree, scientist Sally moves 160 feet away from the base of the tree and then, with a tool 6 feet tall, measures the angle of elevation to the top of the tree to be 62°. To the nearest foot, what is the height of the tree?
2 answers
The height of the tree is approximately 97 feet.
the bot is wrong again!!!!
basic trig problem:
height = 160tan62° = 300.9 ft
basic trig problem:
height = 160tan62° = 300.9 ft