SOLUTION: Jane is on the fifth floor of an office building 16 m above the ground. She spots her car and estimates that it is parked 20 m from the base of the building. Determine the angle of

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Question 1162594: Jane is on the fifth floor of an office building 16 m above the ground. She spots her car and estimates that it is parked 20 m from the base of the building. Determine the angle of depression.

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Jane is on the fifth floor of an office building 16 m above the ground. She spots her car and estimates that it is parked 20 m from the base of the building. Determine the angle of depression.
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It's a right triangle.
The tangent of the angle is 20/16.