Question

Juliet is standing at the edge of a balcony looking down at Romeo on the ground below. The angle of depression from the point where Juliet is standing to Romeo is 37°. If the balcony is 15 feet from the ground, how far is Romeo standing from the base of the house?

Answer 1

Let Romeo's distance from the base be x, then

tan 3° = 15/x

x = 15/tan 3° = 15/0.0524 = 286 feet

Therefore, Romeo is 286 feet from the base of the balcony.

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Answer 2

19.9

Explanation: