d) A helicopter is hovering above a road at an altitude of 24 m. At a certain time, the horizontal distance between the helicopter and a car on the road is 45 m. Calculate the angle of depression from the helicopter to the car.

d) A helicopter is hovering above a road at an altitude of 24 m. At a certain time, the horizontal distance between the helicopter and a car on the road is 45 m. Calculate the angle of depression from the helicopter to the car.

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter4: Quadrilaterals

Section4.2: The Parallelogram And Kite

Problem 6E: A carpenter joins four boards of lengths 6 ft, 6 ft, 4 ft, and 4 ft, in that order, to form...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A mother gazes out a second-floor window at her son playing at the playground. If the mother's eye…

A: The arrangement of mother's eye level, ground level and playground forms a right angles triangle.…

Q: 2. At a point 160 feet from a building, and in a horizontal line in its base, the angle of elevation…

Q: A surveyor is trying to measure the distance between two points on opposile In order to do so, she…

A: Given Data: The distance between the edge of the lake (LE2) and the marker is: a=12 ft The distance…

Q: Two buildings of equal height are 800 feet apart. An observer on the street between the buildings…

Q: A ramp at the top of a 4 ft high truck dock is to be constructed with an angle of inclination of…

A: Given Information - A ramp is to be constructed at the top of a 4 ft high truck dock. the angle of…

Q: From the top of a building 100 m high, the angles of depression of two cars due east of the observer…

A: I am attaching image so that you understand each and every step.

Q: What is the measure of the angle (with the ground) formed by a 11 ft ladder leaned against the top…

A: We know for a right angled triangle, sinθ=heighthypotenuse

Q: 2. On the wall of Mr. Piamonte's house, a 6-meter picture was hung so that its location is 5 meters…

A: Let's find.

Q: A 10-ft ladder is leaning against a vertical wall so that the bottom of the ladder is 4 ft away from…

A: Figure

Q: 2. On the wall of Mr. Piamonte's house, a 6 meter picture was hung so that its location is 5 meters…

A: Since, the student has posted multiple questions (more than one question) and is asking to slove…

Q: A mason wants to be sure she has a right corner in a building’s foundation. She marks a point 3 ft…

A: Given, A mason wants to be sure she has a right corner in a building’s foundation. She…

Q: The stairs at a school with a height of 5.5 m are broken and totally fall apart. At an angle of 35…

A: Find your answer below

Q: Find the angle of depression of a plane after reaching a height of 203m if its horizontal distance…

A: We have to find the angle of depression of a plane after reaching a height of 203m if its horizontal…

Q: 9. Determine the distance between city hall and the library if city hall is 54 feet tall and the…

A: Given that: Height of city hall=45 ftAngle of depression=49°

Q: A support wire 20 meters long runs from the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground 17 meters…

A: Given information, we can plot a diagram,

Q: A 32-foot tall Tadder rests against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder reaches a point 18…

Q: The angle of depression from the top of a building to a point on the ground is 32°30'. How far is…

Q: 16. Two guy wires from the top of a 55-ft tent pole are anchored to the ground below by two stakes…

Q: Two observers A and B who are 462m apart find at the same instant that the angles of elevation of a…

A: Given that , AB=462 m find altitude h=?

Q: A 14-foot ladder leans against a wall so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 33°.…

A: Length of Ladder is 14 foot The angle between the ground and the ladder is 33 degrees. To find how…

Q: A gun is fired with angle of elevation 30o. What is the muzzle speed if the maximum height of the…

Q: Two man who are 475 m apart, find the angles of elevation of a kite between them are 28° and 42°,…

A: Given, two-man are 475 m apart, the angle of elevation of a kite between them are 28 and 42…

Q: A batter hits a baseball 3 ft above the ground toward the center field fence, which is 10 ft high…

Q: Due to a storm, a pilot flying at an altitude of 586 feet has to land early. If he has a horizontal…

Q: Suppose you are headed toward a plateau 68 m high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the…

A: Given : The height of a plateau is 68 m

Q: To get a good view of a person in front of a teller's window, it is determined that a surveillance…

Q: Two guy wires from the top of a 40-foot tent pole are anchored to the ground below by two stakes. If…

A: We sketch the situation roughly AB is the pole. C and D are two stakes. We have to find CD=?

Q: 2. A 30 ft ladder leans against a building at an angle of 45 °. Compute the distance from the foot…

Q: Find the coordinates of a point on a circle with radius 25 corresponding to an angle of 135∘ (x,y)…

A: We have to find out the coordinates

Q: 3) The radius of a circle measures 25 m. Calculate the angle between the tangents to the circle,…

A: Given Since The radius of a circle is perpendicular to the tangent line through its endpoint on the…

Q: The angles of elevation to a balloon from two points A and B on level ground are 26° and 46°,…

A: The solution is given below in the next step:

Q: What is the angle of depression from the start of a 6-foot-high access ramp that ends at a point 40…

A: Given Data: The height of the ramp is: y=6 ft The distance between endpoints along the ground is:…

Q: 4. From the top of a building 60 m high, the angle of depression to a car on the road is 37 '.…

Q: The angle of elongation between Venus and the Sun is 26". Given that Venus is 67.2 million miles…

Q: While standing at the left corner of the schoolyard in front of her school, Suzie estimates that the…

Q: What is the radius of a cone in which slant height is 20cm and angle between the slant height and…

Q: If Superman exerts 1000 pounds of force to prevent a 5000-lb boulder from rolling down hill and…

A: Given:If Superman exerts 1000 pounds of force to prevent a 5000-lb boulder from rolling down hill…

Q: Find the coordinates of a point on a circle with radius 15 corresponding to an angle of…

Q: A hemispherical cake is to be divided into two equal parts as shown. Calculate the angle of…

A: Value of inclination is evaluated.

Q: Determine the horizontal distance from point A to each mountain peak. 2. State a position vector for…

Q: You are in a hot air balloon that is 600 feet above the ground where you can see your friend. If the…

Q: _2. A 50-meter vertical tower is braced with a cable secured at the top of the tower and tied 30…

A: tan θ=oppositeadjacent

Q: 1. The bases on a baseball diamond are 27.4 m apart. The pitcher pitches, and the batter hits a fly…

Q: Suppose you are headed toward a plateau 47 m high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the…

Q: A ________ measures the acute angle that a path or line of sight makes with a fixed north-south line

A: A Bearing measures the acute angle that a path or line of sight makes with a fixed north-south line.

Q: A kite is flying at a height of 65 m attached to a string. If the inclination of the string with the…

Q: A billboard 85 feet wide is perpendicular to a straight road and is 40 feet from the road. Find the…

Q: A 28-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 75°.

A: FOLLOW next step

Q: From the top of a spire of height 50 ft, the angles of depression of two cars on a straight road at…

A: Form the right triangle and use Trigonometric ratios.

Question

please solve d part

c) Mark is flying a kite and realizes that 300 feet of string are out. The kit is 203
feet above the ground. Find the angle of elevation from Mark to the kite.
d) A helicopter is hovering above a road at an altitude of 24 m. At a certain time, the
horizontal distance between the helicopter and a car on the road is 45 m. Calculate
the angle of depression from the helicopter to the car.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Similar questions

On the basis of appearance, what type of angle is shown?
The cylindrical brush on a vacuum cleaner is powered by an electric motor. In the figure, the drive shaft is at point D. if mAC=160, find the measure of the angle formed by the drive belt at point D; that is find mD
Draw an obtuse triangle and, by construction, find its orthocentre. HINT: You will have to extend the sides opposite the acute angles.
A jogger runs along two sides of an open rectangular lot. If the first side of the lot is 200 ft long and the diagonal distance across the lot is 400 ft, what is the measure of the angle formed by the 200-ft and 400-ft dimensions? To the nearest foot, how much farther does the jogger run by travelling the two sides of the block rather than the diagonal distance across the lot?
On a piece of paper, use your compass to construct a triangle that has two sides of the same length. Cut the triangle out of the paper and fold the triangle in half so that the congruent sides coincide one lies over the other. What seems to be true of two angles of that triangle?
The top surface of a picnic table is in the shape of a regular hexagon. What is the measure of the angle formed by two consecutive sides?
A wheel has equally spaced lug bolts. What is the measure of the central angle determined by two consecutive lug bolts if there are a 5 bolts? b 6 bolts?
A carpenter joins four boards of lengths 6 ft, 6 ft, 4 ft, and 4 ft, in that order, to form quadrilateral ABCD as shown. a What type of quadrilateral is formed? b How are angles B and D related?
Find the size of A to the nearest second?