b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression is 72°. How far away is the car parked from the base of the tower? (Hint: where do angles of elevation or depression have to start?) Angle: Distance: units

b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression is 72°. How far away is the car parked from the base of the tower? (Hint: where do angles of elevation or depression have to start?) Angle: Distance: units

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter6: The Trigonometric Functions

Section6.1: Angles

Problem 3E

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b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression
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