A person stands at the window of a building so that his eyes are 12.6m above the level ground. An object is on the ground 58.8m away from the building on a line directly beneath the person. Compute the angle of depression the person's line of sight to the object on the ground. Round the angle to the nearest degree. 58° 14° 12° 90° OOO

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