Youareatapark, andyouseeatall tree.Youwant tofindouthowtall thetree is,butyoucan'tclimbit.

Instead,youcanusetrigonometrytofindtheheight.

1. Stand10metersawayfromthebaseofthetree.

2. Measuretheangleofelevationfromwhereyouarestandingtothetopofthetreeusingaprotractoror

angle-measuringdevice(sextant).

3. Usingtrigonometry,calculatetheheightofthetree.(Assumethetreeisperpendiculartotheground.)

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on Nov 23, 2024 at 10:33 pm



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