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Corey spies a bald eagle in a tall tree. He estimates the height of the tree to be 80 feet and the angle of elevation to the bird from where he stands to be 65°. The leaves on the tree make it difficult for Corey to watch the bird, so he takes several steps away from the tree to get a better view. He now estimates his angle of elevation to be 41°.

How many feet did Corey step back to gain a better view of the bird? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

 Feb 9, 2022
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Finding this to the nearest hundredth of a foot is rediculus becasue all the given measurmennts are estimations.

It could not be accurate even to the nearest foot, but anyway....

 

Use trig to find x

then use trig to find   x+y

Then subtract to find y

 

 

 

 Feb 9, 2022
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How many feet did Corey step back to gain a better view of the bird?

 

Hello Guest!

 

tan 41o=80 ft80 fttan 65o+y80 fttan 65o+y=80 fttan 41oy=80 fttan 41o80 fttan 65oy=54.72 ft

laugh  !

 Feb 9, 2022
edited by asinus  Feb 9, 2022
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Sorry, I was on my way.

laugh  !

asinus  Feb 9, 2022

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