Homework Help: 9th grade integrated algebra

Posted by michaela on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 6:17pm.

a tree casts a 25 foot shadow on a sunny day if the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree 32 degrees, what is the height of the tree to the nearest thenth of a foot?

9th grade integrated algebra - Damon, Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 6:19pm
tan 32 = h/32
9th grade integrated algebra - Damon, Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 6:20pm
sorry
tan 32 = h/25
9th grade integrated algebra - michaela .b., Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 6:25pm
thank you :)
9th grade integrated algebra - Karen, Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:53am
13.2
9th grade integrated algebra - jennifer, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:07pm
tan[32degrees]=y/25
.6248693519=y/25
15.6

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