After a hurricane, a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage. He thinks a  21 ft palm tree is leaning slightly from its original vertical position. From a point 25 ft away, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 49°. Is the palm tree leaning? If so, by how many degrees from the vertical? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.   Is the answer 39.55 degrees?

Trigonometry (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN:9780134217437
Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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After a hurricane, a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage. He thinks a 
21 ft palm tree is leaning slightly from its original vertical position. From a point 25 ft away, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 49°. Is the palm tree leaning? If so, by how many degrees from the vertical? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.
 
Is the answer 39.55 degrees?
 
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