A newspaper reporter in a helicopter is taking pictures of a waterfall that is 170 meters tall. The helicopter is hovering 80 meters away from the waterfall and is level with the waterfall's tallest point. The reporter is focusing his camera on a point halfway down the waterfall. Approximate the angle of depression of the camera lens. 80 m 170 m
A newspaper reporter in a helicopter is taking pictures of a waterfall that is 170 meters tall. The helicopter is hovering 80 meters away from the waterfall and is level with the waterfall's tallest point. The reporter is focusing his camera on a point halfway down the waterfall. Approximate the angle of depression of the camera lens. 80 m 170 m
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A newspaper reporter in a helicopter is taking pictures of a waterfal meters . The helicopter is hovering 80 meters away from the waterfall and is level with the waterfalls tallest pointThe reporter is focusing his camera on a point down the waterfall Approximate the angle depression of the camera lens
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