John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree?

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John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly
100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from
the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree?
Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup?
To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree?
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Transcribed Image Text:Please show your diagram on paper to hand in. Be sure to include a variable! John wants to measure the height of a tree. He walks exactly 100 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the tree? Which ratio (sine, cosine, or tangent) did you feature in your setup? To the nearest foot, how tall IS the tree? MacBook Air DII DD F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 @ 2$ % & 2 3 4 7 8 Q W E Y A F G H K
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