42. From the top of a building, the angle of depression to a car parked on the street below is 48°. If the building is 75 feet tall, how far is the car parked from the base of the building?

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42. From the top of a building, the angle of depression to a car parked on the street below is 48°. If
the building is 75 feet tall, how far is the car parked from the base of the building?
O Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra), 2016
43. A 95-foot wire attached from the top of a cell phone tower makes a 62° angle with the ground. Joey
is standing 150 feet from the end of the wire, looking up at the tower. Find the angle of elevation
from the point on the ground where Joey is standing to the top of the tower.
Wire
Tower
Joey
44. Two trains leave from the same point and travel along straight tracks that differ in direction by 72°. If
their speeds are 64 miles per hour and 52 miles per hour, approximate how far apart they will be after
30 minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:42. From the top of a building, the angle of depression to a car parked on the street below is 48°. If the building is 75 feet tall, how far is the car parked from the base of the building? O Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra), 2016 43. A 95-foot wire attached from the top of a cell phone tower makes a 62° angle with the ground. Joey is standing 150 feet from the end of the wire, looking up at the tower. Find the angle of elevation from the point on the ground where Joey is standing to the top of the tower. Wire Tower Joey 44. Two trains leave from the same point and travel along straight tracks that differ in direction by 72°. If their speeds are 64 miles per hour and 52 miles per hour, approximate how far apart they will be after 30 minutes.
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