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Help meee Ángels of elevation/depression

Help meee Ángels of elevation/depression-example-1
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Check the picture below.


\cos(29^o )=\cfrac{\stackrel{adjacent}{x}}{\underset{hypotenuse}{500}} \implies 500\cos(29^o )=x\implies 437.3\approx x

Make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.

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