Concept explainers
Whether each sentence is true or false.
Answer to Problem 4SGR
The given sentence is false.
An
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given sentence is:
An angle of elevation is the angle formed by a horizontal line and an observer’s line of sight to an object below the horizon.
Calculation:
An angle of elevation is the angle formed by a horizontal line and an observer’s line of sight to an object above the horizon.
And;
The angle of depression is the angle that is formed by a horizontal line and an observer’s line of sight to an object below the horizon.
Hence, the given sentence is false.
An angle of depression is the angle formed by a horizontal line and an observer’s line of sight to an object below the horizon.
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