13. a) Mister G was going up the stairs and noticed that Kate, whose eyes are 135cm above the ground, was coming down the stairs 4 steps in front of him. Their eyes were at a horizontal level to each other. The slope of the stairs is 36.9° and each step is 20cm wide, calculate: i) the height of the stairs (a cm), correct to nearest cm. 36.90 80cm ii) the height, correct to nearest cm, of Mister G's eyes (h cm) above the ground. b) i) If they invert positions, as shown in the diagram below, show that the vertical distance (b cm) between their eyes is 120 cm. ii) Calculate the angle of depression, (xº) between their eyes? Give your answer correct to the nearest degree. 135 cm a cm h cm h cm § a cm 80cm b cm 135 cm

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13. a) Mister G was going up the stairs and noticed that Kate, whose eyes are 135cm
above the ground, was coming down the stairs 4 steps in front of him. Their eyes
were at a horizontal level to each other. The slope of the stairs is 36.9° and each
step is 20cm wide, calculate:
i) the height of the stairs
cm), correct to nearest cm.
36.90
80cm
ii) the height, correct to nearest cm, of Mister G's eyes (h cm) above the ground.
b) i) If they invert positions, as shown in the diagram below, show that the vertical
distance (b cm) between their eyes is 120 cm.
ii) Calculate the angle of depression, (x°) between
their eyes? Give your answer correct to the nearest
degree.
80cm
135 cm
a cm
h cm
h cm
a cm
b cm
135 cm
Transcribed Image Text:13. a) Mister G was going up the stairs and noticed that Kate, whose eyes are 135cm above the ground, was coming down the stairs 4 steps in front of him. Their eyes were at a horizontal level to each other. The slope of the stairs is 36.9° and each step is 20cm wide, calculate: i) the height of the stairs cm), correct to nearest cm. 36.90 80cm ii) the height, correct to nearest cm, of Mister G's eyes (h cm) above the ground. b) i) If they invert positions, as shown in the diagram below, show that the vertical distance (b cm) between their eyes is 120 cm. ii) Calculate the angle of depression, (x°) between their eyes? Give your answer correct to the nearest degree. 80cm 135 cm a cm h cm h cm a cm b cm 135 cm
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