document.write( "Question 1082364: You are standing on a cliff that is 50 m above the ocean and you see a ship that is 950 m from the bottom of the cliff. Find the angle of depression from you to the ship. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.\r
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document.write( "   Angle of Depression\r\n" );
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document.write( "   The angle below horizontal that an observer must look to see an object that is lower than the observer. \r\n" );
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document.write( "   Note: The angle of depression is congruent to the angle of elevation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Therefore,   = ,   and\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = arctan(50/950}}} = arctan(0.0526)}}} = 0.0529 rad = 3° (approximately).\r\n" );
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