Question

Applying trigonometry. Mr. Dominguez is standing on a 40-foot ocean bluff near his home. He can see his two friends on the beach

below. If his line of sight is 6 feet above the ground and the angles of depression to his friends are 34° and 48°, how far apart are his
friends to the nearest foot?

Answer 1

Answer:Mr. Dominguez's friends are about 2 feet apart.

Explanation:

Bronze (34th) = (d1 - 6) / 40th

Bronze (48th) = (d2 - 6) / 40th

d1 = 40*Bronze(34°) + 6

d2 = 40*brown(48°) + 6

distance = d2 - d1

35.26-33.28=1.98ft then estimated to 2 feet