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A drone is flying at the maximum allowed altitude of 400 ft. The angle of depression to the landing pad is 65°. What is the horizontal distance from the drone to the landing pad? Round your answer to the nearest foot. Dashed horizontal line y equals 400 is drawn. A 65 degree angle of depression from begin ordered pair 0 comma 400 end ordered pair is drawn down to the horizontal axis. Enter your answer in the box.

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Answer:

187 feet

Explanation:

Tan = opp/adj

tan65 = 400/adj

adj = 400/ tan65

adj = 186.523063261999437

Rounded

187 feet

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