PERFORMANCE TASK No. 4 Will the tree hit the house? There is a tree in front of our yard. It is tilted slightly at \( 70^{\circ} \). Our house is \( 66^{-}- \)feet away from the tree. The angle from our house to the top of the tree is \( 40^{\circ} \). Find the height of the tree. Use bondpaper for your answer.
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