9. You are in a hot air balloon that is 600 feet above the ground. You can see two people. The angles of depression to person B and to person C are 30° and 20°, respectively. a. How far is person B from the point on the ground below the hot air balloon? 20° 30° b. How far is person C from the point on the ground below the hot air balloon? 600 ft c. How far apart are the two people?
9. You are in a hot air balloon that is 600 feet above the ground. You can see two people. The angles of depression to person B and to person C are 30° and 20°, respectively. a. How far is person B from the point on the ground below the hot air balloon? 20° 30° b. How far is person C from the point on the ground below the hot air balloon? 600 ft c. How far apart are the two people?
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9. You are in a hot air balloon that is 600 feet above the ground. You can
see two people. The angles of depression to person B and to person C
are 30° and 20°, respectively.
a. How far is person B from the point on
the ground below the hot air balloon?
20° 30°
b. How far is person C from the point on
the ground below the hot air balloon?
600 ft
c. How far apart are the two people?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff266d71d-afc5-434d-94c6-93f37f69ca4d%2F8caf1868-4ab0-4e07-a08e-d6be397a6924%2Fg6hcq5k_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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R.
24° G6
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9. You are in a hot air balloon that is 600 feet above the ground. You can
see two people. The angles of depression to person B and to person C
are 30° and 20°, respectively.
a. How far is person B from the point on
the ground below the hot air balloon?
20° 30°
b. How far is person C from the point on
the ground below the hot air balloon?
600 ft
c. How far apart are the two people?
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