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You stand 40 feet from a tree. The anlge of elevation from the ground tothe top of the tree is 47 degrees. How tall is the tree? (round to the nearesttenth)0 42.9 feet0 27.3 feet29.3 feetO 40 feet

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The first step is to draw the picture.

We want to find the opposite side.

We know the adjacent side

The trig function with opposite and adjacent is tangent

tan 47 = opp / adjacent

tan 47 = opp/40

40 * tan 47 = opp side

42.8947484 = opp side

Rounding to the nearest tenth

42.9 ft

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