Question

From the edge of a 1000-foot cliff, the angles of depression to two cars in the valley are 21° and 28°. How far apart are the cars? Round your answers to the nearest 0.1 feet

Answer 1

You first need to draw a picture of what you have and what they are asking for. Then, you can use the tangent function to calculate x and y, which are the distances of the cars, and then you substract y-x (car2-car1), and you have the final answer.

Answer 2

147.8 feet

Explanation:

Please refer to the attached file for explanation and the necessary diagram