Question

Can someone help me with this?

After the storm, the small tree in my neighbor's yard was
leaning. To keep it from falling, we nailed a 6-ft strap into
the ground 2 ft from the base of the tree. We measured 5
feet along the tree and attached the other end of the strap
to the tree. What degree was the tree leaning? Round to
the nearest degree. Enter a number answer only.
Strap
Distance from base of tree
Strap attached this
distance above ground.

Answer 1

The degree the tree was leaning is 70 degrees.

How to find an angle of a triangle?

Using cosine law,

c² = a² + b² - 2ab cos C

Therefore,

6² = 2² + 5² - 2 × 2 × 5 cos C

36  = 4 + 25  - 20 cos C

36  = 29 - 20 cos C

36  - 29 = - 20 cos C

7 = - 20 cos C

cos C = 7 / - 20

cos C = -0.35

C = cos⁻¹ 0.35

C = 69.5126848853

C = 70 degrees.

Therefore, the degree the tree was leaning is 70 degrees.

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