SOLUTION: the angle of depression from a person on top of a building to a point 20 meters from the base of the building is 42. What is the height of the building
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Question 1044494: the angle of depression from a person on top of a building to a point 20 meters from the base of the building is 42. What is the height of the building Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy:Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! P----20 deg depression
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|70 deg
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|====================20 m point
From angle P, 70 degrees, the tangent is 20 m (opposite)/x building's height (adjacent).
tan 70=20/x
x=20/tan 70=7.28 meters, height.
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the angle of depression from a person on top of a building to a point 20 meters from the base of the building is 42. What is the height of the building
