SOLUTION: From the top of a fence, a person sites a dragon on the ground at an angle of depression of 24°. If the man and the fence are 4.2 meters high, how far is the base of the fence fro

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Question 1176591: From the top of a fence, a person sites a dragon on the ground at an angle of depression of 24°. If the man and the fence are 4.2 meters high, how far is the base of the fence from the dragon? (You must include a picture)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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right triangle, height leg 4.2 meters
angle measure opposite the 4.2 meters, 24 degrees.
x, how far the dragon from base of fence

4.2%2Fx=tan%2824%29

x=4.2%2Ftan%2824%29

9.4meters