Question

A group of friends have hiked to the top of Trigonome-Tree Mountain. They decide to take the 6 mile zip linedown totheir campsite, which they know is approximately 3 miles from the base of the mountain. At what angle of depression did the look down to their campsite?

Answer 1

60 degrees.

Explanation:

From the diagram,

`cos \theta =(3)/(6) \\\theta= arccos ((3)/(6))\\\theta= 60 \:degrees`

Therefore, the angle of depression from the mountain to their campsite is 60 degrees.