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a tree cast a shadow of 26 meters when the angle of evaluation of the sum is 24 find the height of the tree to the nearest

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A tree cast a shadow of 26 meters when the angle of evaluation of the sum is 24°. Find the height of the tree to the nearest meter

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Answer to a math question A tree cast a shadow of 26 meters when the angle of evaluation of the sum is 24°. Find the height of the tree to the nearest meter

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\tan\left(24\right)=\frac{x}{26}

x=26\tan\left(24\right)

x=11.58\:meters

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