Emir is standing in a treehouse and looking down at a swingset in the yard next door. The angle of depression from Emir's eyeline to the swingset is 33. 69°, and Emir is 10 feet from the ground. How many feet is the base of the tree from the swingset? Round your answer to the nearest foot. 15 feet 18 feet 20 feet 24 feet.

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The distance from the base of the tree to the swing set is 15 ft

The situation forms a right angle triangle.

Right angle triangle

Right angle triangle is a triangle that has one of its side as 90 degree.

The distance of Emir from the ground is 10 feet and it the opposite side of the triangle.

The distance of the base of the tree from the swing set is the adjacent side. Therefore, using trigonometric ratio,

tan 33.69  = opposite / adjacent

tan 33.69° = 10 / a

cross multiply

a tan 33.69 = 10

a = 10 / tan 33.69

a = 10 / 0.66666496431

a = 15.000038303

a = 15 feet

Therefore, the distance from the base of the tree to the swing set is 15 ft

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