document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827663>Question 827663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A police helicopter flying at a height of 85 feet shines a light on a speeding vehicle below.  If the angle of depression is 62 degrees, how far away to the nearest foot is the car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have a right triangle and to get the internal angle of the right triangle formed at the helicopter we subtract 62 degrees from 90 which equals 28 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we now use the cosine to find the distance (d) from the helicopter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cosine 28 = 85/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 85 / cosine 28 = 85 / 0.8829 = 96.2736 = 96 feet<BR>\n" );
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