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pls my test is tomorrow and its 11:30pm lol:(. so the question, a person at the top of a 25 yard tall hill looks down at a tree that is 100 yards diagonally away from the person. what is the angle of depression from the person to the tree

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Answer:

76°

Explanation:

Taking the cosine ratio of the angle of depression :

  • cos θ = height of hill / distance from person diagonally
  • cos θ = 25/100
  • cos θ = 1/4
  • θ = cos⁻¹ (0.25)
  • θ = 76° (nearest whole degree)
pls my test is tomorrow and its 11:30pm lol:(. so the question, a person at the top-example-1
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