16. Suppose you look at a tree from afar and note the angle of ele- vation is 42°. From that point, after walking 17 feet away from the tree, you note the angle of elevation decreased to 17º. Es- timate the height of the tree h [ do not use ideas from future part of the course]. A ft h = 10.771 ft D h = 21.035 ft B h = 7.8695 ft C h = 6.2127

16. Suppose you look at a tree from afar and note the angle of ele- vation is 42°. From that point, after walking 17 feet away from the tree, you note the angle of elevation decreased to 17º. Es- timate the height of the tree h [ do not use ideas from future part of the course]. A ft h = 10.771 ft D h = 21.035 ft B h = 7.8695 ft C h = 6.2127

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Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

Problem 7.92TI: A pine tree casts a shadow of 80 feet next to a 30 foot tall building which casts a 40 feet shadow....

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