_7. A person at one end of a 230-foot bridge spots the river's edge directly below the opposite end of the bridge and finds the angle of depression to be 57°. How far below the bridge is the river? 230

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_7. A person at one end of a 230-foot
bridge spots the river's edge directly below the
opposite end of the bridge and finds the angle
of depression to be 57°. How far below the
bridge is the river?
230
Transcribed Image Text:_7. A person at one end of a 230-foot bridge spots the river's edge directly below the opposite end of the bridge and finds the angle of depression to be 57°. How far below the bridge is the river? 230
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The person is at the point A.

Bridge = AB = 230 foot

The angle of depression = mA = 57°

We have to find the length of BC.

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