A passenger on a plane saw an island below him. If the altitude of the plane 2500 meters above the surface and the horizontal distance of the plane to the island is 1796 meters away, what is the angle of depression of the passenger to the island?

A passenger on a plane saw an island below him. If the altitude of the plane 2500 meters above the surface and the horizontal distance of the plane to the island is 1796 meters away, what is the angle of depression of the passenger to the island?

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