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A car is parked 80 feet from the base of a 120-foot building. What is the angle of depression from the top of the building to the car? Round your answer to the nearest degree. A…

A car is parked 80 feet from the base of a 120-foot building. What is the angle of depression from the top of the building to the car? Round your answer to the nearest degree. A…
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A car is parked 80 feet from the base of a 120-foot building. What is the angle of depression from the top of the building to the car? Round your answer to the nearest degree.

A 48° degrees


B 34° degrees


C 42° degrees


D 56° degrees

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The angle of depression should be the inverse tangent of 80/120, which is about 34 degrees.
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