You are standing 10 feet away from a tree. There is a cat up in the tree. Your eyes make a 48 degree angle to look up at the cat. How

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You are standing 10 feet away from a tree. There is a cat up in the tree. Your eyes make
a 48 degree angle to look up at the cat. How high is the cat?

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  1. Answer:

    11.1 feet

    Step-by-step explanation:

    person = B  cat = C

                                              C

                                          /    |

                       /                       |     x

    B /_48]________ ______|

                  |____10ft____|

    since we know the adjacent side but want the opposite side, we can use tan(angle)=opp/adj to solve.  (make sure to be in degrees lol)

    tangent ( 48) = x/10

    10 * tan(48) = x

    11.1 = x

    The cat is 11.1 feet high.

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