A hawk is sitting on top of a tree that is 15 ft. High. It is watching a rabbit that is 18 ft. from the base of the tree.  To the nearest degree, what is the angle of depression from the hawk to the rabbit

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A hawk is sitting on top of a tree that is 15 ft. High. It is watching a rabbit that is 18 ft. from the base of the tree. 

To the nearest degree, what is the angle of depression from the hawk to the rabbit 

 

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