the angle between an observer's line of sight and a horizontal line Find the angle of depression of the sun when a 2 meter tall student casts an 4.5 meter long shadow. A skate board ramp is 25 feet long with a vertical drop of 20 feet. Find the angle of depression from the top of the ramp to the bottom of the ramp. At the top of a 100 foot tall building, Nathan watches the start of a parade at an angle of depression of 65°. How far away is Nathan from the start of the parade?

the angle between an observer's line of sight and a horizontal line Find the angle of depression of the sun when a 2 meter tall student casts an 4.5 meter long shadow. A skate board ramp is 25 feet long with a vertical drop of 20 feet. Find the angle of depression from the top of the ramp to the bottom of the ramp. At the top of a 100 foot tall building, Nathan watches the start of a parade at an angle of depression of 65°. How far away is Nathan from the start of the parade?

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Chapter9: Math Models And Geometry

Section9.3: Use Properties Of Angles, Triangles, And The Pythagorean Theorem

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