SOLUTION: From the top of a fence, a person sites a dragon on the ground at an angle of depression of 24°. If the man and the fence are 4.2 meters high, how far is the base of the fence fro

Question 1176591: From the top of a fence, a person sites a dragon on the ground at an angle of depression of 24°. If the man and the fence are 4.2 meters high, how far is the base of the fence from the dragon? (You must include a picture)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
right triangle, height leg 4.2 meters
angle measure opposite the 4.2 meters, 24 degrees.
x, how far the dragon from base of fence

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