A tree casts a shadow 26 feet long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 68 degrees. Find the height of the tree?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-07T23:03:15

#~~64ft#

#tan theta= "opposite"/"adjacent"#

#theta = 68^@#

adjacent = 26

#tan(68^@) = "opposite"/26#

#"opposite" = 26tan(68^@)~~64ft#