A few days ago
Anonymous

please help me!!!!?

10) At a point on the ground 50 meters from the foot of a tree, the angle of elevation of the top of the tree contains 48 degrees. Find the height of the tree to the nearest meter.

okay using tan, i got 55.5…what should it be to the nearest meter, 55 or 56?

and where should the 48 degrees go the top or bottom of the right triangle?

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A few days ago
norcekri

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The angle of elevation is as seen from a ground-level viewpoint, so you have the right number for the height.

As for rounding off, do the multiplication again, but keep more than 3 digits of precision. Then you’ll know which way to round.

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