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18 January, 20:05

A tree casts a shadow of 26 meters when the angle of elevation of the sun is 24°. find the height of the tree to the nearest meter.

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  1. 18 January, 20:17
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    This is the concept of geometry, the height of the tree will be given by:

    tan theta=[opposite]/[adjacent]

    theta=24

    opposite=h

    adjacent=26m

    thus;

    tan 24=h/26

    hence;

    h=26tan24

    h=10.29

    =10 m
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