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Question 1154550: A helicopter is flying at a height of 1000 feet above a small mountain peak as show in the figure below. The smaller mountain peak has an altitude of 6200 feet. A second, taller peak is viewed from both the smaller mountaintop and the helicopter. From the helicopter, the angle of depression is 43°, and from the smaller mountaintop, the angle of depression is 18°. Approximate the altitude of the taller peak and round your answer to the nearest foot. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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There is some typo
If I consider it as angle of elevation it does not appear to be logical
