Draw a picture to represent each situation, then use angles of elevation or depression to find the missing value. Find the measure of the angle of depression the sun creates when a vertical post 15 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. (round to the nearest degree) The angle of depression is ---- 0

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Draw a picture to represent each situation, then use angles of elevation or depression to find the missing value.
Find the measure of the angle of depression the sun creates when a vertical post 15 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. (round to the nearest degree)
The angle of depression is
0
Transcribed Image Text:Draw a picture to represent each situation, then use angles of elevation or depression to find the missing value. Find the measure of the angle of depression the sun creates when a vertical post 15 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. (round to the nearest degree) The angle of depression is 0
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