Posted by Shelby on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 9:09pm.
Depends if the tree is leaning 3° towards the observer or away from the observer.
I will assume "towards"
So the diagram will show a triangle with two base angles of 87° and 14° with the contained side of 60 ft
leaving the vertical angle at the top 79°
by sine law:
x/sin14 = 60/sin79
x = 60sin14/sin79 = appr 14.8
If you had the other option, repeat with the base angle of 93° instead of 87
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