SOLUTION: Jimmy is installing a zip-line from his mansion on the hill to the coffee shop in town below. If the house sits atop a 550ft hill and the angle of depression is 15 degrees, what wi

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Question 1082171: Jimmy is installing a zip-line from his mansion on the hill to the coffee shop in town below. If the house sits atop a 550ft hill and the angle of depression is 15 degrees, what will the length of the zip-line be?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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L, length of the zip line
550%2FL=sin%2815%29

L%2F550=1%2Fsin%2815%29

L=550%2Fsin%2815%29

L=2125 feet